Table 8 Postoperative VAS recordings expressed as median (interquartile range)

At PACU arrival

3 (2-4)

2 (2-3)^†

1 (0-1)^‡,#

< 0.001

After 15 min

4 (3-4)

2 (2-3)^†

1 (0-2)^‡,#

< 0.001

After 30 min

4 (4-5)

2.5 (2-4) ^†

2 (1-2)^‡,#

< 0.001

After 1 h

5 (4-6)

3.5 (3-4)^†

2 (1-3)^‡,#

< 0.001

After 2 h

5 (4-5)

3 (3-4)^†

2 (2-3)^‡,#

< 0.001

After 4 h

4 (4-5)

3.5 (2-4)^†

2 (1-3)^‡,#

< 0.001

After 8 h

4(3-5)

3.5 (3-4)^†

2 (1-3)^‡,#

< 0.001

After 12 h

4(3-5)

3 (2-4)^†

2 (1-2)^‡,#

< 0.001

After 24 h

3 (2-4)

2.5 (2-3)

2 (1-3)

0.067