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Table 3 Postoperative NRS pain levels of two groups of esophageal cancer patients were compared

From: Comparison of central venous catheter thoracic drainage and traditional closed thoracic drainage following minimally invasive surgery for esophageal carcinoma: a retrospective analysis

Postoperative NRS Pain score

CVCTD (n=44)

TCTD(n=59)

P value

12Ā h

3.59Ā±0.73

5.14Ā±0.79

0.000

24Ā h

2.75Ā±0.61

3.51Ā±0.60

0.000

48Ā h

2.20Ā±0.46

3.22Ā±0.56

0.000

72Ā h

1.55Ā±0.50

2.59Ā±0.62

0.000

96Ā h

1.36Ā±0.49

2.46Ā±0.50

0.000