Table 3.

Inpatient VAS pain scores at various timepoints after surgery.

Timepoint	Low opioid (N) VAS score	High opioid (N) VAS score
6 h postoperatively	(64) 2.11 ± 1.39	(62) 2.6 ± 1.95	P = .110
12 h postoperatively	(36) 2.08 ± 1.48	(48) 2.4 ± 1.63	P = .363
18 h postoperatively	(40) 2.15 ± 1.61	(47) 2.77 ± 1.55	P = .074
24 h postoperatively	(48) 2.52 ± 1.86	(55) 3.27 ± 1.96	P = .048

Bold values indicate statistical significance.