Table 2

Postoperative pain ratings in studies with reports

ReferencePain scalePain rated
D0D1D2D3D4D5D6D7D15D30
5FACES 0–52.8±1.72.1±1.71.4±1.50.7±1.10.3±0.70.1±0.5
6*VAS 0–106.6±3.9
9VRS 0–52.21.51.20.3
10NRS 0–107.75.33.12.11.6
NRS 0–108.44.62.72.32.2
NRS 0–107.75.33.12.11.6
NRS 0–108.44.62.72.32.2
43VAS 0–105.3±2.83.6±2.32.1±1.90.5±0.50.9±1.30.6±1.10.4±0.90.3±0.80.5±1.10.2±0.6
VAS 0–105.3±3.43.9±2.72.7±2.70.5±0.50.9±1.80.5±1.20.3±0.90.2±0.60.1±0.40±0
47NRS 0–42.3±0.41.4±0.50.9±0.40.5±0.5
NRS 0–43.0±0.82.1±0.61.8±0.61.1±0.5
48FACES 0–104.5±1.51.1±0.8
FACES 0–102.7±1.20.4±0.4
50VAS 0–103.8±3.02.8±3.12.5±2.41.3±1.70.5±0.80.1±0.3
VAS 0–108.1±2.24.9±3.34.0±2.42.0±1.71.2±1.70.5±1.4
52VAS 0–107.86.92.31.2
VAS 0–107.55.94.11.9
53*0–43.32.10.60.20.2
54*VRS 0–52.9±0.6
55VRS 0–53.7±1.02.10.6
VRS 0–53.0±0.621.3
  • *Ratings averaged across postoperative treatment groups.6 53 54

  • FACES, Wong-Baker FACES pain rating scale; NR, not reported; NRS, Numeric Rating Scale; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.