|
Treatment Group
|
Control Group
|
| Pain Scores (0–10) |
|
|
| PACU |
|
|
| Maximum pain |
3.1 (0.6) |
5.9 (0.6) |
| Pain at discharge |
1.4 (0.2) |
2.5 (0.2) |
| Duration of pain |
17 (8) |
55.9 (10) |
| 0–24 h |
|
|
| Maximum |
5.6 (0.4)* |
6.8 (0.5) |
| Minimum |
1.6 (0.3) |
2.5 (0.5) |
| Pain on walking |
3.7 (0.3) |
4.6 (0.5) |
| Pain on rising |
5.3 (0.4)* |
6.8 (0.4) |
| 24–48 h |
|
|
| Maximum |
4.6 (0.5) |
5.2 (0.6) |
| Minimum |
0.9 (0.2) |
1.8 (0.5) |
| Pain on walking |
2.8 (0.5) |
3.5 (0.8) |
| Pain on rising |
3.9 (0.6) |
4.4 (0.5) |
| 6–7 days |
|
|
| Maximum |
3.7 (0.7) |
2.7 (0.6) |
| Minimum |
0.6 (0.3) |
0.5 (0.3) |
| Pain on walking |
1.9 (0.6) |
1.6 (0.7) |
| Pain on rising |
2.8 (0.7) |
1.9 (0.4) |
| Analgesic Use |
|
|
| PACU Fentanyl(µg) |
41 (13) |
71 (15) |
| PACU Percocet (doses) |
0.7 (0.2) |
1.3 (21) |
| 0–24 h Percocet (doses) |
4.6 (0.8)* |
7.1 (0.7) |
| 24–48 h Percocet (doses) |
4.3 (0.7) |
5.4 (0.7) |
| 6–7 days Percocet (doses) |
1.0 (0.4) |
0.2 (0.2) |
|
| All values are mean (SE). |
| PACU = postanesthesia care unit. |
* P  .05; |
| P < .01; |
| P < .001 for significance of difference between treatment and control. |
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