Multimodal analgesia versus traditional opiate based analgesia after cardiac surgery, a randomized controlled trial

Table 4 Pain scoring by 11-NRS

	Day 0		Day 1		Day 2		Day 3		Day 4
	Painscore, mean±SD	P-value	Painscore, mean±SD	P-value	Painscore, mean±SD	P-value	Painscore, mean±SD	P-value	Painscore, mean±SD	P-value
Evening scores
Worst pain
Multimodal	4.5±2.4	NS	4.6±2.4	0.057(NS)	4.4±2.7	0.093(NS)	3.6±2.4	NS	3.9±2.5	NS
Morphine	5.0±2.4	NS	5.5±2.4	0.057(NS)	5.3±2.1	0.093(NS)	3.9±2.3	NS	3.5±2.2	NS
Least pain
Multimodal	1.5±0.7	NS	1.6±1.0	0.042	1.7±2.4	0.021	1.3±0.8	0.021	1.4±1.0	NS
Morphine	1.7±0.9	NS	2.1±1.2	0.042	2.5±1.7	0.021	1.8±0.8	0.021	1.6±0.8	NS
Average pain
Multimodal	2.6±1.2	0.022	2.7±1.4	0.005	2.5±1.5	0.001	1.9±1.2	0.032	2.1±1.6	NS
Morphine	3.5±2.0	0.022	3.6±1.6	0.005	3.9±1.7	0.001	2.7±1.5	0.032	2.7±1.7	NS
Current pain
Multimodal	2.5±1.8	NS	2.5±2.0	NS	2.1±1.9	NS	1.4±0.9	0.038	1.7±1.5	NS
Morphine	2.3±1.6	NS	3.1±2.2	NS	2.6±1.9	NS	2.2±1.7	0.038	1.7±1.0	NS
Morning scores
Sternal pain
Multimodal	NA		NA		2.3±2.4	0.042	1.7±2.0	NS	1.6±1.7	NS
Morphine	NA		NA		3.1±2.5	0.042	2.0±1.8	NS	1.6±1.9	NS
Physical pain
Multimodal	NA		NA		2.0±2.2	NS	1.4±0.9	NS	1.3±1.7	NS
Morphine	NA		NA		2.3±2.4	NS	2.2±1.7	NS	1.6±1.8	NS

For each day pain scores (mean ± SD) between groups are listed. NA = Not Applicable NS = Non Significant.

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