Table 2. Pain scores and opioid use of the saphenous nerve block and control study groups.
Control (n=40) | Saphenous Nerve Block (n=40) | P-value | |
Opioid medications postoperatively | 18 (45.0%) | 12 (30.0%) | 0.248 |
Morphine milligram equivalents | 8.97 (3.98) | 7.04 (4.00) | 0.286 |
Visual Analog Score | |||
Preoperative | 3.05 (2.34) | 2.78 (2.50) | 0.502 |
Immediate postoperative | 2.66 (2.80) | 1.57 (2.15) | 0.090 |
1-day postoperative | 3.2 (2.36) | 2.67 (2.16) | 0.331 |
7-day postoperative | 1.75 (1.77) | 1.96 (1.81) | 0.561 |