Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 4 Postoperative pain (VAS scale) and narcotic consumption of patients in the PL and ALS groups
VAS at different PODs and number of narcotics consumed | PL | ALS | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
VAS (POD 0) | 46.9 ± 28.1 | 51.2 ± 28.4 | 0.47 |
POD 1 | 40.5 ± 26.5 | 35.3 ± 28 | 0.36 |
POD 2 | 35.8 ± 26.1 | 32.3 ± 25.9 | 0.53 |
POD 3 | 24.4 ± 23.5 | 25.3 ± 26.1 | 0.85 |
POD 4 | 20.5 ± 22.2 | 18.2 ± 21.7 | 0.63 |
POD 5 | 17.4 ± 21 | 17.5 ± 19.3 | 0.97 |
POD 6 | 12.4 ± 16.9 | 16.5 ± 19.2 | 0.27 |
POD 7 | 11.7 ± 17.2 | 16 ± 18.4 | 0.25 |
Narcotic consumption (numbers) | 1.7 ± 1.8 | 1.8 ± 2.1 | 0.51 |