Table 2.

Intra- and postoperative data

	Laser (66)	Direct closure (134)	Flap (78)
Operation time, (in min), mean ± SD	19.5 ± 7.3	35.6 ± 17.8	57.3 ± 16.7
Day surgery, n (%)	62 (93.9)	94 (70.1)	53 (67.9)
Local anesthesia, n (%)	8 (12.1)	4 (3.0)	1 (1.3)
Spinal anesthesia, n (%)	49 (74.2)	65 (48.5)	23 (29.5)
General anesthesia, n (%)	9 (13.6.)	60 (44.8)	54 (69.2)
Anesthesia – missing information	0	5 (3.7)	0
Postop antibiotics, n (%)	3 (4.5)	62 (46.3)	68 (87.2)
Prohibition to sit (in weeks), mean ± SD	0.0 ± 0.4	2.5 ± 1.1	3.2 ± 1.1
Sick leave (in days), mean ± SD	6.2 ± 8.9	27.4 ± 27.0	29.6 ± 14.5
No of controls, mean ± SD	3.4 ± 3.9	1.8 ± 2.6	1.6 ± 3.0