Postoperative visual analog scale

Group C (30)

Mean ± SD

Group T

(30)

Mean ± SD

Group P

(30)

Mean ± SD

Group E

(30)

Mean ± SD

F test

p-value

PACU rest

3.97 ± 0.96

3.53 ± 1.04

3.67 ± 0.88

3.73 ± 1.11

0.98

0.41

PACU movement

4.5 ± 0.94

4.17 ± 1.34

4.33 ± 1.32

4.23 ± 1.5

0.38

0.77

VAS 1 h rest

3.63 ± 0.93

3.13 ± 0.82a

3.07 ± 0.64a

2.63 ± 0.81abc

7.76

0.001**

VAS 1 h movement

3.97 ± 1.22

3.37 ± 1.33a

3.47 ± 0.90

2.97 ± 1.0a

4.02

0.009**

VAS 2 h rest

3.13 ± 0.78

2.63 ± 0.67a

2.40 ± 0.50a

2.03 ± 0.41abc

17.34

0.001**

VAS 2h movement

3.5 ± 1.31

3.07 ± 1.26

2.77 ± 0.68a

2.5 ± 0.97ab

4.70

0.004**

VAS 6 h rest

3.20 ± 0.81

2.33 ± 0.66a

2.35 ± 0.51a

2.07 ± 0.52a

17.49

0.001**

VAS 6 h movement

3.23 ± 1.22

2.53 ± 1.25a

2.70 ± 0.65

2.47 ± 0.97a

3.27

0.024*

VAS 12 h rest

3.17 ± 0.83

2.63 ± 0.67a

2.47 ± 0.57a

2.53 ± 1.01a

4.90

0.003**

VAS 12 h movement

3.27 ± 1.20

2.70 ± 1.34

2.67 ± 0.71

2.80 ± 1.13

1.85

0.14

VAS 24 h rest

3.33 ± 0.88

2.87 ± 0.97a

2.63 ± 0.62a

2.20 ± 1.06ab

8.27

0.001**

VAS 24 h movement

3.73 ± 1.29

3.30 ± 1.42

2.93 ± 0.79a

2.70 ± 1.09ab

4.48

0.005**

VAS 48 h rest

3.13 ± 0.78

2.73 ± 0.87a

2.53 ± 0.57a

2.07 ± 0.87abc

9.69

0.001**

VAS 48 h movement

3.43 ± 1.25

3.10 ± 1.37

2.77 ± 0.68a

2.27 ± 0.98ab

6.10

0.001**