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Table 3 Analgesic effect of CFNB in two groups

From: Enhanced preoperative education about continuous femoral nerve block with patient-controlled analgesia improves the analgesic effect for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty and reduces the workload for ward nurses

 

Group A (n = 30)

Group B (n = 30)

P-Values

VAS at rest

 POD 1

1 (1,2)

0 (0,1)

<0.001

 POD 2

0 (0,1)

0 (0,0)

0.005

VAS on motion

 POD 1

4 (4,5)

3 (2,5)

<0.001

 POD 2

3 (3,4)

2 (2,2)

<0.001

Knee flexion

 POD 1

100 (90, 120)

100 (90, 120)

0.916

 POD 2

108 (98, 120)

110 (99, 120)

0.811

  1. Non-normal data are expressed as median and interquartile values. CFNB Continuous femoral nerve block, VAS Visual Analogue Scale
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