Efficacy and Safety of Oxybuprocaine Hydrochloride Gel in Alleviating Pain during Male Urethral Catheterization: A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Study

Table 2

Comparison of pain scores between the two groups in preoperation and postoperation.

Groups	Patients	VAS score (mm)		t-value	value
		Preoperation	Postoperation
Test group	96	20.04 ± 2.68	31.98 ± 2.57	74.834	0.000
Control group	96	20.21 ± 3.23	38.96 ± 2.02	51.476	0.000
t-value	—	-0.394	-20.953
value	—	0.694	0.000

Significant at . There was no statistical difference in pain scores between the two groups in preoperation and postoperation (). The pain scores of patients in the test and control groups were higher in postoperation than those in preoperation (). Postoperative pain scores were significantly lower in the test group than those in the control group () (n = 96 for each group).