Author
Time of Assessment
Mean control (opioid) group VAS, cm (SD)
Number of patients in group
Mean regional (femoral block) group VAS, cm (SD)
Number of patients in group
Wang
Recovery room
7.8 (1.6)
15
4.2 (2.9)
15
Wang
POD 1
§
5.5 (2.1)
15
2.7 (2.6)
15
Chan - pre-op block group
POD 1
3.9 (1.2)
20
1.9 (1.2)
20
Chan - post-op block group
POD 1
3.8 (1.3)
21
1.6 (1.3)
21
Weighted Mean VAS Score:
4.7
2.0
§
Postoperative Day #1
Table 4:
VAS postoperative pain scores for knee arthroplasty.