Investigation of cryotherapy for pain relief after arthroscopic shoulder surgery

Table 5 Correlations between pain levels and VAS scores with an anesthesia block at a cooling temperature of 10 °C

Pain level with blocks n = 15
	Measurement time (h after returning to room)	0	2	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48
VAS	0	–
	2		0.883^***
	6			0.582^*
	12				0.218
	18					0.804^**
	24						0.443
	30							0.770^**
	36								0.642^*
	42									0.654^*
	48										0.409

Pain level without blocks n = 9
	Measurement time (h after returning to room)	0	2	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48
VAS	0	0.462
	2		0.810^**
	6			0.757^*
	12				0.553
	18					0.807^**
	24						0.826^**
	30							0.566
	36								0.561
	42									0.827^**
	48										0.677^*

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