Effect of preoperative patient education and simulated mouth breathing training on opioid requirements in the post-anesthesia care unit after nasal surgery: a randomized controlled study

Table 4 Recovery variables after 12 postoperative hours

	Control group (N = 52)	Education group (N = 51)	Difference in medians (95% CI)	p value
QoR15-K score, 0–150	109 [87, 128]	108 [91, 128]	2 (-9, 11)	0.747
Moderate pain, 10–0	5 [3–8]	6 [4–8]	0 (-2, 1)	0.415
Severe pain, 10–0	9 [5–10]	9 [7–10]	0 (-1, 0)	0.163
Satisfaction, 0–10	8 [5–10]	7 [5–9]	0 (0, 1)	0.382
Discomfort, 0–10	6 [3–8]	7 [3–9]	0 (-2, 1)	0.574
NOSE score, 0–20	15 [9–18]	15.5 [11–19]	-1 (-3, 1)	0.342

Values are the median [IQR]
Moderate pain and severe pain (items of the QoR15-K) were evaluated using an 11-point numeric rating scale, 0 to 10: 0 = “none of the time” to 10 = “all of the time.”
NOSE score indicates the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation, 0–20
CI confidence interval, IQR interquartile range, QoR15-K Quality of Recovery 15 Korean version

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