Table 3: Number of items of the patient information remembered (out of 10 presented).
| Group | Spontaneously | With hint | Total |
| Standard | 2.8 ± 1.9* | 4.4 ± 1.4 | 7.2 ± ** |
| Preoperative | 3.1 ± 1.9 | 5.2 ± 1.5 | 8.3 ± |
| Postoperative | 3.7 ± 2.2 | 5.2 ± 2.1 | 8.9 ± |
*Significant difference as compared to the postoperative group (p < 0.05, Kruskal-Wallis), i.e., the postoperative group remembers more;
**significant difference as compared to the pre- and postoperative group (p < 0.001, Kruskal-Wallis).