Assessment of Pain Experiences after Elective Surgery Ingrid Svensson, RNT, Björn Sjöström, RNT, PhD, Hengo Haljamäe, MD, PhD Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 193-201 (September 2000) DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(00)00174-3
Figure 1 Distribution (%) of mild (VAS 0 <40 mm), moderate (VAS ≥40 <80 mm) and severe (VAS ≥80 ≤100 mm) pain at 4, 24, 48, and 72 hours postoperatively Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2000 20, 193-201DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(00)00174-3)
Figure 2 Probability of experiencing moderate or severe pain (VAS >40 mm) in the postoperative period, calculated from individual regression functions Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2000 20, 193-201DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(00)00174-3)
Figure 3 Probability of experiencing moderate or severe pain (VAS >40 mm) in the postoperative period of patients receivng parental analgesics (parent) (n=97), or patients having epidural analgesia for some period of time (EDA 0 ≤24 h) (n=17) or prolonged epidural analgesia (EDA 0 ≤ 72h) (n=71) Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2000 20, 193-201DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(00)00174-3)
Figure 4 Distribution (%) of reported worst pain intensity during the first three postoperative 24-hour periods Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2000 20, 193-201DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(00)00174-3)