Verbal Pain Score (VS)

 

  no pain

  mild pain

moderate pain

severe pain

Follow-up*

CLEB

CLPB

CLPSB

CLEB

CLPB

CLPSB

CLEB

CLPB

CLPSB

CLEB

CLPB

CLPSB

pre-surgery

18 (75.0)

16 (72.8)

16 (69.6)

6 (25.0)

4 (18.2)

6 (26.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (4.5)

1 (4.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (4.5)

0 (0.0)

post-surgery

19 (79.2)

7 (31.8)

13 (56.5)

4 (16.7)

5 (22.7)

6 (26.2)

1 (4.1)

8 (36.4)

3 (13.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (9.1)

1 (4.3)

2 hours

20 (83.4)

1 (4.5)

12 (52.2)

2 (8.3)

10 (45.5)

7 (30.4)

2 (8.3)

8 (36.4)

2 (8.7)

0 (0.0)

3 (13.6)

2 (8.7)

6 hours

19 (79.2)

4 (18.2)

12 (52.2)

3 (12.5)

9 (40.9)

8 (34.8)

2 (8.3)

8 (36.4)

2 (8.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (4.5)

1 (4.3)

12 hours

10 (41.7)

3 (13.6)

11 (47.8)

9 (37.5)

9 (40.9)

6 (26.1)

4 (16.7)

7 (31.8)

4 (17.4)

1 (4.1)

3 (13.6)

2 (8.7)

24 hours

11 (45.9)

8 (36.4)

8 (34.9)

9 (37.5)

8 (36.4)

9 (39.1)

3 (12.5)

5 (22.7)

5 (21.7)

1 (4.1)

1 (4.5)

1 (4.3)

36 hours

14 (58.4)

10 (45.5)

10 (43.5)

8 (33.3)

7 (31.8)

10 (43.5)

2 (8.3)

3 (13.6)

3 (13.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (9.1)

0 (0.0)

48 hours

18 (75.0)

13 (59.1)

14 (60.9)

4 (16.7)

6 (27.3)

6 (26.1)

2 (8.3)

3 (13.6)

3 (13.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Bromage scale°

 

nil (0%)

partial (33%)

almost complete (66%)

complete (100%)

Follow-up°

CLEB

CLPB

CLPSB

CLEB

CLPB

CLPSB

CLEB

CLPB

CLPSB

CLEB

CLPB

CLPSB

Pre-surgery

14 (58.3)

3 (13.6)

5 (21.7)

7 (29.2)

7 (31.8)

3 (13.1)

1 (4.2)

10 (45.5)

8 (34.8)

2 (8.3)

2 (9.1)

7 (30.4)

post-surgery

10 (41.7)

3 (13.6)

0 (0.0)

5 (20.8)

5 (22.6)

2 (8.7)

5 (20.8)

6 (26.4)

4 (17.4)

4 (16.7)

8 (36.4)

17 (73.9)

2 hours

10 (41.7)

1 (4.5)

0 (0.0)

6 (25.0)

5 (22.8)

2 (8.7)

4 (16.6)

7 (31.8)

5 (21.7)

4 (16.7)

9 (40.9)

16 (69.6)

6 hours

9 (37.5)

1 (4.5)

0 (0.0)

8 (33.3)

7 (31.9)

3 (13.1)

4 (16.6)

5 (22.7)

7 (30.4)

3 (12.5)

9 (40.9)

13 (56.5)

12 hours

10 (41.7)

3 (13.6)

0 (0.0)

12 (50.0)

10 (45.5)

5 (21.7)

1 (4.2)

4 (18.2)

10 (43.5)

1 (4.1)

5 (22.7)

8 (34.8)

24 hours

10 (41.7)

3 (13.6)

2 (8.7)

13 (54.1)

10 (45.5)

10 (43.5)

1 (4.2)

8 (36.4)

7 (30.4)

0 (0.0)

1 (4.5)

4 (17.4)

36 hours

11 (45.9)

4 (18.2)

5 (21.7)

11 (45.8)

11 (50.0)

10 (43.5)

2 (8.3)

7 (31.8)

8 (34.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

48 hours

11 (45.9)

6 (27.3)

7 (30.5)

11 (45.8)

12 (54.5)

11 (47.8)

2 (8.3)

4 (18.2)

5 (21.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

* statistical differences were observed at the end of the surgery (p=0.02), 2 hours (p<0.001), 6 hours (p=0.001)
° statistical differences were observed at before surgery (p=0.001), after surgery (p=0.001), at 2 hours (p<0.0001), at 6 hours (p=0.001), at 12 hours
(p<0.0001), at 24 hours (p=0.004). At 36 hours and 48 hours no statistically significant differences were observed, p=0.1 and p=0.6 respectively.
Table 3: Verbal pain score (VS) and Bromage scale.