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Table 3 Comparison of the pain between the two groups

From: Dynamic intermittent compression cryotherapy with intravenous nefopam results in faster pain recovery than static compression cryotherapy with oral nefopam: post-anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

 

DCIVNPP group

Control group

Mean difference

IC (95%)

P -value

VAS score Day 0, mean (sd)

5.36 (2.7)

5.93 (2.7)

0.57

[0.16—0.98]

0.004

VAS score first night, mean (sd)

5.11 (2.4)

5.63 (2.4)

0.52

[0.16—0.88]

0.002

VAS score Day 1, mean (sd)

5.40 (2.4)

5.93 (2.6)

0.53

[0.15—0.91]

0.002

VAS score Day 2, mean (sd)

4.31 (2.3)

4.84 (2.4)

0.53

[0.18—0.88]

0.005

VAS score Day 3, mean (sd)

3.54 (2.3)

4.10 (2.3)

0.56

[0.21—0.91]

0.001

  1. PASS patient acceptable symptoms state, VAS visual analogue scale, DCIVNPP Dynamic intermittent compression cryotherapy with intravenous-nefopam pain management protocol, SD standard deviation