Question | TAH (n = 41) | TLH (n = 29) | p valuea | |
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3.1 No. of days of post-operative hospital staya | 4 (4–5) | 2 (2–3) | 0.000* | |
3.2 Duration of time taken to return to normal activities after operation (weeks) | 0–2 | 0 (0) | 2 (6.9) | 0.019* |
2–4 | 2 (4.9) | 4 (13.8) | ||
4–6 | 5 (12.2) | 10 (34.5) | ||
6–8 | 12 (29.3) | 8 (27.6) | ||
8–10 | 8 (19.5) | 2 (6.9) | ||
10–12 | 4 (9.8) | 2 (6.9) | ||
12 or more | 10 (24.4) | 1 (3.4) | ||
3.3 Satisfaction with appearance of scar | Very satisfied | 26 (63.4) | 27 (93.1) | 0.039* |
Fairly satisfied | 12 (29.3) | 2 (6.9) | ||
A little unhappy | 2 (4.9) | 0 (0) | ||
Very unhappy | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | ||
4.1 VAS score for severity of post-operative pain (mm)b | 0–24 h | 28 (8–75) | 25 (8–54) | 0.582 |
24–48 h | 26 (8.25–63.0) | 25.3 (2–47) | 0.252 | |
2 days–1 week | 22.5 (5.3–53.0) | 6 (1–41) | 0.085 | |
1–4 weeks | 9 (1–33.5) | 5 (1–21) | 0.404 | |
>4 weeks | 3 (1–12) | 2 (1–5) | 0.646 |