Outcomes measurements
NRS, pain
Primary outcomes were positioning pain scores - the maximum reported NRS score at 5 min after intervention in the control group and 20 min after intervention in the PENG group. Secondary outcomes were:
Duration of spinal anesthesia performance: measured in minutes, from the start of positioning maneuvers to removal of spinal needle.Quality of patient’s position: evaluation of patient position by anesthesiologist that performed spinal anesthesia as “unsatisfactory”, “satisfactory”, “good” or “very good” (0-1-2-3 points, respectively).Analgesic consumption: Daily morphine consumption from PCA.In addition, parameters such as NRS scores, first analgesia requirement time, etc. were also evaluated in the above-mentioned time frames. At the postoperative 24th hour, the Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) questionnaire was completed to determine the quality of recovery.