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Table 2 Comparison of tiredness and discomfort scores between straight stick and SILS surgery in vitro

From: A study to compare the pain, discomfort and tiredness between straight stick and single-incision laparoscopic surgery: an in vitro study

 

Straight stick

SILS

Matched median difference

MoBLS (IQ range)

MoBLS (IQ range)

MoBLS (95 % CI)

Wilcoxon P

Discomfort and pain

 Headache

After 30 min

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

1.00 (1.00–1.20)

NC

ns

After 60 min

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

1.00 (1.00–1.20)

NC

ns

 Neck pain

After 30 min

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

1.50 (1.33–2.00)

0.50 (0.00 to 1.00)

0.0938

After 60 min

1.50 (1.00–1.67)

2.00 (1.33–3.00)

0.75 (−0.17 to 2.00)

0.2500

 Shoulder girdle pain

After 30 min

1.00 (1.00–1.33)

1.50 (1.00–2.25)

0.46 (−0.25 to 1.21)

0.2188

After 60 min

1.60 (1.00–2.00)

3.00 (2.00–3.50)

1.00 (0.00 to 2.00)

0.0391

 Arm discomfort

After 30 min

1.33 (1.00–1.50)

3.00 (2.00–3.00)

1.42 (0.50 to 2.25)

0.0195

After 60 min

1.00 (1.00–2.00)

4.00 (3.00–4.00)

2.50 (0.83 to 3.25)

0.0156

 Wrist discomfort

After 30 min

1.50 (1.00–2.00)

4.00 (3.50–4.00)

1.83 (1.00 to 2.67)

0.0039

After 60 min

2.00 (1.50–3.00)

4.00 (3.00–5.00)

1.75 (0.50 to 3.25)

0.0117

 Hand and finger discomfort

After 30 min

3.00 (2.00–4.00)

4.00 (4.00–4.00)

1.50 (0.75 to 2.25)

0.0078

After 60 min

3.00 (3.00–4.00)

5.00 (5.00–5.33)

1.75 (0.25 to 3.50)

0.0391

Tiredness

 General tiredness

After 30 min

1.00 (1.00–2.00)

1.33 (1.00–3.00)

0.92 (−0.17 to 2.00)

0.1563

After 60 min

1.50 (1.00–2.00)

2.50 (1.00–4.00)

1.00 (−0.46 to 2.13)

0.1484

 Neck tiredness

After 30 min

1.00 (1.00–1.33)

2.50 (1.50–3.00)

1.00 (0.33 to 2.00)

0.0156

After 60 min

1.50 (1.00–2.00)

3.00 (2.00–4.00)

1.17 (−0.08 to 2.42)

0.0781

 Shoulder girdle tiredness

After 30 min

1.33 (1.00–1.50)

3.67 (2.00–4.00)

1.50 (0.00 to 2.75)

0.0313

After 60 min

1.80 (1.00–2.00)

4.00 (3.00–4.00)

2.00 (0.50 to 3.00)

0.0156

 Arm tiredness

After 30 min

1.50 (1.00–1.67)

3.50 (3.00–4.00)

2.17 (0.75 to 2.75)

0.0078

After 60 min

2.00 (2.00–3.00)

4.00 (4.00–5.00)

2.00 (0.75 to 3.00)

0.0117

 Wrist tiredness

After 30 min

1.50 (1.50–1.67)

4.00 (3.00–4.00)

1.75 (0.50 to 3.00)

0.0117

After 60 min

2.33 (1.50–3.00)

5.00 (4.00–5.00)

2.25 (1.00 to 3.33)

0.0039

 Hand and finger tiredness

After 30 min

2.00 (1.50–3.00)

4.00 (4.00–4.50)

2.00 (0.75 to 3.00)

0.0195

After 60 min

4.00 (1.5–4.00)

5.33 (4.00–6.00)

2.25 (0.50 to 3.58)

0.0234

  1. MoBLS multiples of the baseline score at 0 min after addition of the value 1 to all scores to account for zeros, IQ range interquartile range, NC not calculated as number of non-zero differences less than 4, ns not significant