Table 3 Pain scores over time and postoperative hospitalization metrics, stratified by treatment arm

Pain scores over time

 PACU

  N

40

40

  Average pain score

0 [0–3.1]

0 [0–2.0]

0.94^b

  Maximum pain score

0 [0–6.5]

0 [0–4.0]

0.94^b

 POD-0

  N

40

40

  Average pain score

3.2 [2.5–4.4]

3.9 [2.6–4.8]

0.36^b

  Maximum pain score

6 [5–7]

7 [5.1–8]

0.25^b

 POD-1

  N

36

35

  Average pain score

4.5 [3.0–5.7]

5 [3.6–6.0]

0.43^b

  Maximum pain score

6.7 [4–7]

7 [5–7.5]

0.61^b

 POD-2

  N

34

34

  Average pain score

4 [1.9–5.8]

4.2 [3.0–5.6]

0.54^b

  Maximum pain score

4.5 [2–7]

5.5 [4–7]

0.27^b

Postoperative hospitalization

 Total time in PACU (h)

1.7 ± 0.5

2.0 ± 0.7

0.14^c

 Time, anesthesia start to discharge (h)

25 [7.3–28.9]

23.7 [21.5–27.1]

0.478^b