A double blind randomized trial of wound infiltration with ropivacaine after breast cancer surgery with axillary nodes dissection

Table 3 Score of quality of life after surgery.

	12H	24H	48H	72H
Control group (N = 24)	10.3+2.4	10.7+2.4	10.6+1.9	12.0+1.5
Ropivacaine group (N = 22)	9.9+3.0	10.9+2.7	11.9+2.1	12.5+1.9

Postoperative fatigue, sleep, state of mood, relationship with relatives, and global activity are quoted on a 4 points scale from 0 (the worst) to 3 (the best imaginable). At each time of measurement the global score (maximum value: 15) is the addition of scores established for each parameter. Values are expressed as mean +/- standard deviation

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