Investigation of cryotherapy for pain relief after arthroscopic shoulder surgery

Table 4 Correlations between pain levels and VAS scores with an anesthesia block at a cooling temperature of 5 °C

Pain level with blocks n = 13
	Measurement time (h after returning to room)	0	2	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48
VAS	0	0.306
	2		0.766^**
	6			0.882^***
	12				0.588
	18					0.731^**
	24						0.322
	30							0.412
	36								0.209
	42									0.502
	48										0.608^*

Pain level without blocks n = 15
	Measurement time (h after returning to room)	0	2	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48
VAS	0	0.443
	2		0.500
	6			0.298
	12				0.659^*
	18					0.573^*
	24						0.153
	30							0.296
	36								0.698^*
	42									0.502
	48										0.099

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