Effect of Eucalyptus Oil Inhalation on Pain and Inflammatory Responses after Total Knee Replacement: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 3

Outcomes in the eucalyptus oil and control groups (𝑁=52).

Variables	Control; (𝑛=27)	Eucalyptus oil; (𝑛=25)	P-value
VAS (score)	5.0±1.0	5.0±0.0	.44
sBP (mm Hg)	120.0±20.0	120.0±20.0	.31
dBP (mm Hg)	80.0±10.0	80.0±10.0	.93
HR (beats/min)	78.0±8.0	78.0±10.0	.33
CRP (mg/L)	4.9±10.5	7.2±19.3	.59^a
WBC (× 10^3/𝜇L)	6793.3±1396.6	6513.2±2084.9	.57^a

Abbreviations: VAS: visual analog scale; sBP: systolic blood pressure; dBP: diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; WBC: white blood cell.
Wilcoxon's rank sum test. Data presented as median ± interquartile range.
at-test. Data presented as mean ± standard deviation.