Table 4

Double-bundle spinal versus general anesthesia self-reported mean VAS pain scores

Postoperative timeGroup; mean ± SD VAS score*Mean difference† (95% CI)p value
Spinal anesthesia, n = 21General anesthesia, n = 20
1 h20.3 ± 23.152.0 ± 24.2−31.7 (−46.6 to −16.7)< 0.001
Day 0, pm27.7 ± 21.035.5 ± 20.2−7.9 (−20.9 to 5.2)0.23
Day 1, am28.4 ± 19.941.1 ± 20.2−12.7 (−25.4 to −0.03)0.05
Day 1, pm46.8 ± 23.248.0 ± 19.9−1.2 (−14.9 to 12.5)0.86
Day 2, am30.8 ± 24.056.3 ± 20.2−25.5 (−39.5 to −11.5)< 0.001
Day 2, pm25.9 ± 18.440.2 ± 18.7−14.3 (−26.0 to −2.6)0.018
Day 719.1 ± 16.431.8 ± 21.7−12.7 (−24.8 to −0.59)0.040
Day 147.2 ± 5.118.1 ± 14.1−10.9 (−17.5 to −4.3)0.002

  • CI = confidence interval; SD = standard deviation; VAS = visual analogue scale.

  • ↵* No pain = 0; worst pain possible = 100.

  • ↵† Spinal minus general anesthesia.