Episiotomy characteristics

Paracetamol group

(n = 130)

TENS group

(n = 130)

Pethidine group (n = 130)

p-value

Episiotomy cutting (n, %)

70 (53.8%)

62 (47.7%)

78 (60%)

0.138* (NS)

Baseline

8 (7 - 10)

8 (5 - 10)

8 (6 - 10)

0.003** (S)

End of episiotomy

6 (4 - 7)

4 (3 - 6)

4 (2 - 7)

<0.001** (S)

After 30 min

3.5 (2 - 6)

3 (2 - 7)

3 (1 - 5)

0.002** (S)

After 1 hour

3 (2 - 6)

3 (2 - 5)

2 (1 - 5)

<0.001** (S)

After 6 hours

3 (1 - 6)

2 (1 - 5)

1 (0 - 4)

<0.001** (S)

After 12 hours

2 (0 - 4)

1 (0 - 2)

0 (0 - 2)

<0.001** (S)