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Table 1 Postoperative pain scores and maximum depth of injury for 15 W and 25 W monopolar electrocautery dissection

From: Thermal injury in tonsils and its relation to postoperative pain—a histopathological and clinical study

Power setting

15 W

25 W

p-value

Postoperative pain score (mean ± SD)

4 ± 2.14

4 ± 2.14

1

Maximum depth of injury (mm) (mean ± SD)

0.553 ± 0.218

0.973 ± 0.613

0.023