Clinical Study

Spinal versus General Anaesthesia in Postoperative Pain Management during Transurethral Procedures

Table 3

Stratification of mean (range) (95% CI) VAS score by bladder tumor location.

Trigone (n = 25)Lateral wall (n = 26)Multiple tumors (n = 18)P-value

VAS at 0 h0.64* (0.1–1.18)1.54* (0.5–2.6)4.06 (2.32–5.79)0.002
VAS at 2 h0.56* (0.15–0.97)1.27* (0.44–2.1)4.56 (2.69–6.43)<0.001
VAS at 4 h0.6* (0.12–1.08)1.35* (0.55–2.15)4.44 (2.98–5.9)<0.001
VAS at 8 h0.96 (0.37–1.55)1.08* (0.37–1.55)3.56 (2.23–4.88)<0.001
VAS at 12 h0.68* (0.19–1.17)0.96* (0.2–1.72)3.56 (2.02–5.09)<0.001
VAS at 24 h0.4* (−0.4–0.12)0.15* (−0.7–0.37)2.39 (0.73–4.04)0.001

* P < 0.05 versus multiple tumors.