BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate differences in @entity158 scores with different visual analog scale (VAS) presentations and to compare those differences with a numeric rating scale. We also asked the @entity1 for preference of the different methods. METHODS: Prior to the trial, we performed power calculations to estimate a preferred sample size, and 62 postoperative @entity1 supplied a complete set of data to the study. Inclusion criteria were newly operated @entity1 within the first 5  days after surgery. Every @entity1 included was with 1-minute intervals and presented with one of the following 100-mm VAS lines: VAS horizontal with or without stop lines at the endings, or VAS vertical with or without stop lines. They also completed a numeric rating scale (NRS). RESULTS: We did not find differences in @entity158 scores between the four VAS measures. The NRS had slightly higher @entity158 scores than VAS, especially at low levels of @entity158 . @entity1 preferred the NRS as compared to the VAS, and when choosing between the four different VAS presentations, they preferred the horizontal VAS with stop lines at the ends. CONCLUSION: For daily clinical practice for guiding postoperative analgesic treatment, the NRS seems to be a good option measuring @entity158 reliably with good @entity1 understanding and acceptance. For @entity158 research, where there may be more time to explain the method and when a scale with more data points may be preferred, a VAS horizontal including stop lines at the ends can be recommended.

Preferred Presentation of the Visual Analog Scale for Measurement of Postoperative XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'Patients'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity158 :: (MESH:D010146,Disease) :: ['Pain']
