Research Article
Investigation of Immediate Postoperative Pain following Orthognathic Surgery
Table 3
Patient characteristics according to the four surgical subgroups.
| | Variables | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
| | Gender (female/male) | | | | | | (17/8) | (17/8) | (22/3) | (22/3) | | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | | Age (y) | 23.9 | 4.42 | 22.9 | 3.78 | 30.0 | 8.74 | 25.1 | 5.93 | | Operation time (min) | 244.8 | 43.94 | 314.2 | 69.98 | 343.2 | 75.46 | 391.2 | 73.38 | | Blood loss (mL) | 107.8 | 58.41 | 186.6 | 135.66 | 262.2 | 218.06 | 402.4 | 308.44 | | Postoperative reduction | | | | | | | | | Hgb (g/dL) | 1.9 | 0.75 | 2.3 | 0.96 | 2.7 | 1.03 | 3.1 | 0.90 | | Hct (%) | 5.9 | 2.11 | 7.0 | 2.87 | 8.1 | 3.08 | 9.5 | 2.87 | | VAS (cm) | 3.1 | 1.14 | 3.0 | 1.22 | 2.9 | 0.71 | 3.2 | 0.95 |
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: number of patient; VAS: visual analog scale. Group 1: IVRO; Group 2: IVRO+GeP; Group 3: ASO Mx+ASO Md; Group 4: ASO Mx+ASO Md+GeP. Mx: maxilla; Md: mandible; IVRO: intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy; ASO: anterior subapical osteotomy; GeP: genioplasty. |
