Fig. 1. Comparison of male and female visual analog scale (VAS) in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Median VAS for men and women at arrival to the PACU were 0 (range, 0–10) and 0 (range, 0–8), respectively. Median VAS for men and women at discharge from the PACU were 2 (range, 0–10) and 2 (range, 0–8), respectively.