Laparoscopic Beger procedure for the treatment of chronic pancreatitis: a single-centre first experience

BMC Surgery

Table 2 Preoperative Pain Score (Total Score: Sum of Single Values Divided by 4)

Patient	Frequency of pain attacks^a	VAS^b	Analgetic medication^c	Inability to work^d	Total
1	75	50	20	50	48.75
2	50	40	15	25	32.5
3	100	50	20	75	61.25
4	50	60	15	50	43.75
5	75	40	20	50	46.25

^aFrequency of pain attacks: Daily (100)/ Several times a week (75)/ Several time a month (50)/ Several time a year (25)/ None (0)
^bVAS (Visual Analog Scale of Pain): (No pain: 0—imaginative maximum of pain: 100)
^cAnalgetic medication (morphine-related analgetic potency): Morphine (100)/ Buprenorphine (80)/ Pethidine (20)/ Tramadol (15)/ Metamizole (3)/ Acetylsalicylic acid (1)
^dInability to work (last year): Permanent (100)/ ≤1 year (75)/ ≤1 month (50)/ ≤1 week (25)/ None (0)

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