Table 2.
Intra- and peri-operative surgical outcomes after LHP and MM
| LHP group (n = 81) | MM group (n = 93) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean operative time (minutes) | 13 ± 3 | 18 ± 7 | < 0.05* |
| Number of columns | |||
| • II | 15 (18.5%) | 16 (17.2%) | 0.821*** |
| • III | 66 (81.5%) | 77 (82.8%) | 0.821*** |
| Mean postoperative pain (Visual Analogue Scale) | |||
| • 6 h | 3.1 ± 0.8 | 6.3 ± 1.3 | < 0.001* |
| • 12 h | 2.2 ± 0.9 | 7.4 ± 1.5 | < 0.001* |
| • 24 h | 2.1 ± 0.6 | 7.6 ± 1.3 | < 0.001* |
| • Day 3 | 1.4 ± 0.4 | 6.8 ± 1.1 | < 0.001* |
| • Day 7 | 1.4 ± 0.6 | 5.4 ± 1.8 | < 0.001* |
| • Day 14 | 0.8 ± 0.3 | 3.8 ± 1.5 | < 0.001* |
| • Day 30 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 2.3 ± 1.4 | < 0.05* |
| • Day 45 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 1.8 ± 1.3 | < 0.05* |
| Analgesic use | |||
| • 6 h | 21 (19.1%) | 78 (70.9%) | < 0.001*** |
| • 12 h | 15 (13.6%) | 101 (91.8%) | < 0.001*** |
| • 24 h | 10 (9.1%) | 105 (95.5%) | < 0.001*** |
| • Day 3 | 2 (1.8%) | 98 (89.1%) | < 0.001*** |
| • Day 7 | 0 (0%) | 78 (70.9%) | < 0.001*** |
| • Day 14 | 0 (0%) | 36 (32.7%) | < 0.001*** |
| • Day 30 | 0 (0%) | 5 (6.2%) | < 0.05*** |
| • Day 45 | 0 (0%) | 2 (2.1%) | 0.184*** |
| Emergency reintervention | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.1%) | 0.351*** |
| Median time to return to daily activity (days) ° | 2.1 (range 1-3) | 5.8 (range 4–11) | < 0.001** |
| CCIS* | 0 | 9.7 ± 1.3 | < 0.001* |
| Seromucous discharge | 0 (0%) | 70 (76%) | < 0.001*** |
| Wound infection | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | NS |
| Rorvik score | 5.1 ± 1.9 | 11.3 ± 2.7 | < 0.001* |
Values are expressed as number of cases, means ± standard deviation or medians and range
CCIS Cleveland clinic incontinence score
*Unpaired t test
**Mann Whitney U test
***Fisher’s exact test