VAS
Time | Score 0 | Score 1 | Score 2 | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 | Score 6 | Score 7 | Score 8 | Score 9 | Score 10 | Mean ± SD | P-value | |
2 hours after surgery | TENS group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.69 ± 0.9 | <0.001 |
Placebo group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 6.95 ± 1.37 | ||
6 hours after surgery | TENS group | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 ± 0.7 | <0.001 |
Placebo group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.85 ± 1.27 | ||
12 hours after surgery | TENS group | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 ± 0.5 | <0.001 |
Placebo group | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.65 ± 1.29 | ||
24 hours after surgery | TENS group | 10 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.11 ± 0.5 | <0.001 |
Placebo group | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 ± 1.23 | ||
One week after surgery | TENS group | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 ± 0.2 | <0.001
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Placebo group | 1 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 ± 1.17 | ||
One month after surgery | TENS group | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <0.001 |
Placebo group | 11 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 ± 1.01 | ||
2 months after surgery | TENS group | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.005 |
Placebo group | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 ± 0.59 | ||
3 months after surgery | TENS group | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <0.001 |