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Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 3 Numeric Pain Rating Score (NPRS) in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)

From: Intraoperative lidocaine infusion as a sole analgesic agent versus morphine in laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery

Variables

Groups

P value

M

(N = 30)

L

(N = 30)

NPRS on arrival to PACU

3(2–4)

2(0–3)

 < 0.001

NPRS after 30 min

3(2–4)

1(0–3)

 < 0.001

NPRS after 60 min

3(2–4)

1(0–3)

 < 0.001

NPRS after 90 min

2.5(2–3)

1(1–2)

 < 0.001

  1. Data are presented as median (range). P value ˂ 0.05 is statistically significant
  2. M morphine group, L lidocaine group, NPRS Numeric Pain Rating Score, PACU post-anesthesia care unit
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