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Table 5 Analysis of the associations between patient’s preoperative self-anticipated pain intensity and the actual postoperative pain at PACU or analgesic requirement during perioperative period (n = 996)

From: Characterization of self-anticipated pain score prior to elective surgery - a prospective observational study

 

Preoperative self-anticipated pain score

P value

NRS < 4

NRS 4–10

Highest pain score at PACU (NRS)

2.37 ± 1.89

2.77 ± 2.03

0.007

Equivalent dose of opioid (mg) during perioperative period

12.81 ± 8.14

15.04 ± 9.15

< 0.001

  1. NRS numeric rating scale, PACU post-anesthesia care unit
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BMC Anesthesiology

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