Table 2 Comparison of pain severity and cooperation scores between the study groups
Pain scores | Control group (n = 88) n (%) | Lidocaine group (n = 88) n (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
After topical anesthesia | 0.952† | ||
- No pain | 54 (61.4) | 54 (61.4) | |
- Mild | 34 (38.6) | 33 (37.5) | |
- Moderate | 0 (0) | 1 (1.1) | |
- Severe | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
After subconjunctival injection | 0.001† | ||
- No pain | 46 (52.3) | 23 (26.1) | |
- Mild | 38 (43.2) | 59 (67.1) | |
- Moderate | 4 (4.5) | 6 (6.8) | |
- Severe | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
When patients requested additional topical anesthesia | 0.132† | ||
- No drug requested | 83 (94.3) | 87 (98.9) | |
- Mild | 2 (2.3) | 1 (1.1) | |
- Moderate | 2 (2.3) | 0 (0) | |
- Severe | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0) | |
Immediately after surgery | < 0.001† | ||
- No pain | 14 (15.9) | 38 (43.2) | |
- Mild | 60 (68.2) | 48 (54.5) | |
- Moderate | 12 (13.6) | 2 (2.3) | |
- Severe | 2 (2.3) | 0 (0) | |
Two hours after surgery | 0.011† | ||
- No pain | 38 (43.2) | 56 (63.6) | |
- Mild | 48 (54.5) | 29 (33.0) | |
- Moderate | 2 (2.3) | 3 (3.4) | |
- Severe | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Cooperation score* (Median [IQR]) | 0 (0,1) | 0 (0,1) | 0.038‡ |
- Score difference (95% confidence interval) | −0.25 (− 0.49, − 0.01) | ||