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Table 3 Pain scores and reduction from baseline at 30, 60, and 120 min

From: Emergency physician-performed ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in proximal femoral fractures provide safe and effective pain relief: a prospective observational study in The Netherlands

 

N (%)

Pain score, median (IQR)

Pain score ≤ 4 n (%)

Pain reduction ≥ 33% n (%)

Pain reduction

CI

p value

Baseline

64 (100)

8 (5–9)

6 (9.4%)

  

t30

58 (90.6)

3 (2–5)

40 (69.0)

41 (70.7)

3.84

3.15–4.54

< 0.001

     

50.9%

42.6–59.2

< 0.001

t60

30 (46.9)

2 (0–4)

25 (83.3)

24 (80.0)

4.77

3.73–5.80

< 0.001

     

64.4%

52.1–76.8

< 0.001

t120

7 (10.9)

1 (0–1)

6 (85.7)

6 (85.7)

5.85

2.72–8.99

0.002

     

79.5%

46.3–100.0

< 0.001

  1. Median pain scores at baseline, 30, 60, and 120 min. Pain scores of 4 or lower, pain reduction within subjects of at least 33%, overall pain reduction relative, and in numeric rating scale (NRS) points including 95% confidence interval (CI) and p value