Table 3

Incidence of injection pain

ItemGroup C (n=30)Group L (n=30)Group N (n=30)
Ambesh score 01 (3.3)7 (23.3)22 (73.3)
Ambesh score 10 (0)0 (0)3 (10)
Ambesh score 27 (23.3)17 (56.7)4 (13.3)
Ambesh score 322 (73.3)6 (20)1 (3.3)
Incidence of injection pain29 (96.7)23 (76.7)8* (26.7)
  • Data are shown as n (%).

  • *Comparison among the nalbuphine group and the control and lidocaine groups (p=0.001).

  • Group C, control group; group L, lidocaine group; group N, nalbuphine group.