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Table 2 Occurrence and characteristics of chronic postoperative pain in 3 months after operation

From: Effect of lidocaine perioperative infusion on chronic postsurgical pain in patients undergoing thoracoscopic radical pneumonectomy

Variables

Control group

(n = 28)

Lidocaine group

(n = 29)

p-value

Total

Number of people with CPSP

13

6

0.04*

19

NRS

2.61 ± 0.87

2.66 ± 1.37

0.92

 

Pain degree

  

0.56

 

 Mild

11

5

 

16 (84.2%)

 Moderate

2

1

 

3 (15.8%)

 Severe

0

0

 

0 (0.0%)

Location

  

0.78

 

 Partial incision

6

4

 

10 (52.7%)

 Chest wall

7

2

 

9 (47.3%)

Pain form

  

0.38

 

 Spontaneous pain

3

3

 

6 (31.6%)

 Stretch pain

8

3

 

11 (57.9%)

 Cough pain

2

0

 

2 (10.5%)

Duration

  

0.32

 

 Always

0

1

 

1 (5.3%)

 Intermittent

13

5

 

18 (94.7%)

Analgesic use

  

1.00

 

 Unused

11

5

 

16 (84.2%)

 Used

2

1

 

3 (15.8%)

  1. CPSP Chronic postsurgical pain, NRS Numerical rating scales
  2. *Chi-square test, P < 0.05