Table 4 Pain score at each time point

40 min after surgery

Incisional pain at rest

0.8 (0.3–1.2)

0.7 (0.3-1.0)

0.732

Visceral pain at rest

3.9 (3.3–4.4)

2.9 (2.4–3.3)

0.006

24 h after surgery

Incisional pain at rest

1.4 (0.7-2.0)

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

0.215

Incisional pain during movement

2.5 (1.7–3.3)

2.1 (1.6–2.5)

0.351

Visceral pain at rest

2.1 (1.4–2.9)

1.7 (1.2–2.1)

0.297

Visceral pain during movement

3.8 (3.1–4.6)

3.0 (2.4–3.6)

0.059

48 h after surgery

Incisional pain at rest

0.5 (0.1–0.9)

0.3 (0.1–0.5)

0.342

Incisional pain during movement

1.6 (1.1–2.1)

0.9 (0.5–1.2)

0.020

Visceral pain at rest

0.7 (0.2–1.1)

0.6 (0.3–0.9)

0.923

Visceral pain during movement

2.2 (1.6–2.8)

1.2 (0.8–1.5)

0.005