Table 4.

Assessment of the pain after taking appendectomy

Variable	MPLA group (n = 51)	SPLA group (n = 47)	p-value
VAS score
After 6 hr	3.73 ± 1.55	3.71 ± 1.95	0.968
After 12 hr	3.46 ± 1.49	3.28 ± 1.50	0.547
After 24 hr	2.88 ± 1.37	3.30 ± 1.49	0.182
Analgesics use
On POD 0	1.67 ± 0.93	1.23 ± 0.70	0.011
On POD 1	0.90 ± 1.02	0.98 ± 1.19	0.734

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

MPLA, multiport laparoscopic appendectomy; SPLA, single-port laparoscopic appendectomy; VAS, visual analog scale; POD, postoperative day.