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Table 4 Percentage of patients crossing the patient acceptable symptoms state (PASS) threshold for pain measured by the visual analogue scale

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

 

Percentage of patients crossing the PASS for VAS

p -value

Control group

DCIVNPP group

 

Day 0

97 (28.7%)

128 (37.9%)

0.01

First night

94 (27.8%)

122 (36.1%)

0.03

Day 1

99 (29.3%)

144 (42.6%)

 < 0.01

Day 2

147 (43.5%)

185 (54.7%)

 < 0.01

Day 3

190 (56.2%)

237 (70.1%)

 < 0.01

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