Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Celiac Plexus Neurolysis in Pancreatic Cancer: A Prospective Pilot Study of Safety Using 10 mL versus 20 mL Alcohol

Table 3

Pain scores over time.

Time	10 mL alcohol				20 mL alcohol
	N	Mean	SD	% relief*	N	Mean	SD	% relief*
Baseline	10	5.9	2.81		10	5.5	3.06
24 hours	10	2.9	1.79	80%	9	3.6	3.5	67%
Week 1	8	3.75	3.28	50%	10	3.6	2.5	60%
Week 2	8	3.88	2.9	63%	8	3.13	3.27	75%
Week 3	8	3.13	2.85	75%	8	1.88	2.17	88%
Week 4	4	2	1.83	100%	5	2.2	2.17	100%
Week 5	4	2.75	0.5	100%	3	2	1.73	100%
Week 6	3	1	1.73	100%	2	2	2.83	100%

NRS: numeric rating scale (0–10), SD: standard deviation, *pain relief as defined by a 30% reduction in pain scores without an increase in pain medication consumption.