Effect of Preventive Analgesia with Nalbuphine and Dexmedetomidine in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Table 3

Comparison of the NRS scores and QoR-40 scores between the three groups.

Variable		Group N	Group DN	Group C
NRS scores	T6	0.97 ± 0.08^a	0.06 ± 0.08^ab	3.03 ± 0.08
	T7	3.50 ± 0.14^a	2.16 ± 0.14^ab	5.72 ± 0.14
	T8	2.78 ± 0.14^a	1.78 ± 0.14^ab	5.00 ± 0.14
	T9	2.16 ± 0.11^a	1.00 ± 0.11^ab	4.09 ± 0.11
QoR-40 scores	Pre	195.09 ± 0.27	195.19 ± 0.27	195.66 ± 0.27
	POD1	178.88 ± 1.13^a	186.2 ± 1.13^ab	173.03 ± 1.13
	POD2	183.81 ± 0.95^a	193.3 ± 0.95^ab	177.78 ± 0.95

Values are presented as mean ± SD. NRS, numeric rating scale; QoR-40, quality of recovery-40; POD, postoperative day; group N, preoperative nalbuphine injection; group DN, preoperative nalbuphine combined with dexmedetomidine injection; group C, preoperative saline injection. ^a compared with group C; ^b compared with group N.