Table 4.
Average and Worst Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) Pain Scoresa at Rest and with Movement
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Pre-operative |
PACU time (min) |
POD 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
0 |
30 |
60 |
90 |
120 |
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| n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | |
| Acupuncture group (n = 20) | ||||||||||||||
| Average pain at rest | 20 | 0.8 (1.3) | 20 | 0.6 (1.9) | 20 | 2 (3.2) | 19 | 3.3 (3.5) | 19 | 3.2 (2.1) | 19 | 3.4 (2.4) | 20 | 4.3 (1.8) |
| Worst pain at rest | 20 | 1.5 (1.5) | 20 | 0.7 (2.2) | 20 | 2.1 (3.2) | 19 | 3.5 (3.6) | 19 | 3.8 (2.4) | 19 | 4.2 (2.8) | 19 | 6.2 (2.6) |
| Average pain with movement | 20 | 2 (1.7) | 0 | – | 3 | 1.3 (2.3) | 11 | 3 (2.6) | 14 | 2.8 (1.6) | 16 | 3.4 (2.3) | 19 | 5.2 (1.9) |
| Worst pain with movement | 20 | 2.7 (2.1) | 0 | – | 3 | 1.7 (2.9) | 11 | 3.4 (2.9) | 14 | 3.1 (1.8) | 16 | 3.8 (2.6) | 19 | 6.5 (2.2) |
| No Acupuncture group (n = 20) | ||||||||||||||
| Average pain at rest | 20 | 0.8 (1.0) | 19 | 1.1 (2.2) | 20 | 2.1 (3.7) | 20 | 1.6 (2.2) | 20 | 2.2 (2.2) | 20 | 3.4 (2.4) | 19 | 4.1 (1.9) |
| Worst pain at rest | 20 | 1.7 (1.8) | 19 | 1.3 (2.9) | 20 | 2.3 (3.8) | 20 | 2.7 (3.7) | 20 | 3.1 (3.3) | 20 | 4 (2.6) | 18 | 5.7 (2.2) |
| Average pain with movement | 20 | 3 (1.8) | 0 | – | 5 | 3.6 (4.9) | 12 | 2.1 (2.8) | 15 | 2.1 (2.5) | 17 | 3.6 (3.4) | 18 | 4.6 (1.9) |
| Worst pain with movement | 20 | 4.3 (1.6) | 0 | – | 5 | 3.6 (4.9) | 12 | 2.8 (3.7) | 15 | 2.5 (3.2) | 17 | 4 (3.4) | 18 | 5.9 (2.2) |
a
NRS pain scores on a scale of 0–10 reported were .as means.
PACU, post-anesthesia care unit; min, minutes; POD, postoperative day; SD, standard deviation.