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Table 4 Swallowing face pain score during the 4-h postoperative period

From: Postoperative analgesia in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy under sevoflurane versus propofol-based anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial

 

Propofol

Sevoflurane

Mann–Whitney U test

P value

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Swallowing FPS 0 min

2.17 (0. 592)

2.00 (2.00–3.00)

3.17 (1.05)

3.00 (2.00–4.00)

204

< 0.001*

Swallowing FPS 10 min

2.13 (0. 681)

2.00 (2.00–3.00)

2.77 (0.568)

3.00 (2.00–3.00)

238

0.001*

Swallowing FPS 20 min

1.50 (0.508)

1.00 (1.00–2.00)

3.33 (5.43)

2.00 (2.00–3.00)

142

< 0.001*

Swallowing FPS 30 min

1.27 (0.449)

1.00 (1.00–2.00)

2.90 (0.305)

3.00 (3.00–3.00)

12.0

< 0.001*

Swallowing FPS 40 min

1.13 (0.507)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

1.70 (0.466)

2.00 (1.00–2.00)

216

< 0.001*

Swallowing FPS 50 min

1.00 (0. 371)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

1.50 (0.508)

1.50 (1.00–2.00)

240

< 0.001*

Swallowing FPS 60 min

0.933 (0. 253)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

1.47 (0.571)

1.00 (1.00–2.00)

238

< 0.001*

Swallowing FPS 2 h

0.933 (0. 253)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

1.30 (0.534)

1.00 (1.00–2.00)

308

0.01*

Swallowing FPS 3 h

1.13 (0.345)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

1.46 (0.681)

1.00 (1.00–2.00)

339

0.030

Swallowing FPS 4 h

1.23 (0.504)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

1.46 (0.681)

1.00 (1.00–2.00)

371

0.141

Friedman ANOVA, repeated measure

χ2 (9)=155

P < 0.001*

χ2 (9)=175

P < 0.001*

  
  1. ANOVA analysis of variance, FPS Faces Pain Scale, IQR interquartile range