Comparison between Vapocoolant Spray and Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics Cream in Reducing Pain during Spinal Injections

Table 1

Baseline characteristic of both groups.

Characteristics	EMLA cream	Vapocoolant spray	value
Age (years)	52.43 ± 10.37	53.81 ± 8.78	0.488^a
Occupation			0.144^b
Housewife	33 (70.2%)	39 (83.0%)	—
Non-housewife	14 (29.8%)	8 (17.0%)	—
Education			0.539^b
None	3 (6.4%)	3 (6.4%)	—
Elementary school	18 (38.3%)	16 (34.0%)	—
Junior high school	8 (17.0%)	7 (14.9%)	—
Senior high school	14 (29.8%)	11 (23.4%)	—
University	4 (8.5%)	10 (21.3%)	—
Weight (kilogram)	55.70 ± 14.23	54.52 ± 10.11	0.645^a
Height (centimeter)	150.34 ± 6.01	151.0 ± 682	0.619^a
Body mass index	23.56 (14.79–52.07)	23.68 (17.10–36.89)	0.922^c
ASA physical status			1.000^d
I	0 (0%)	2 (4.3%)	—
II	45 (95.7%)	43 (91.5%)	—
III	2 (4.3%)	2 (4.3%)	—
Diagnosis			1.000^d
Cervical cancer	45 (95.7%)	46 (97.9%)	—
Vagina cancer	1 (2.1%)	1 (2.1%)	—
Endometrium cancer	1 (2.1%)	0 (0%)	—

Numerical data were presented as mean ± standard deviation if distribution was normal and median (minimum-maximum) if distribution was not normal; categorical data were presented as N (percentage). ^aIndependent T-test; ^bchi-squared test; ^cMann–Whitney U test; ^dKolmogorov–Smirnov test.