Table 3.

Outcomes of 3 and 6 months after operation in the laser hemorrhoidoplasty group

Variable	Short Health Scale scorea
	Preoperative (n=30)	After 3 mo (n=22)	P-valueb	After 6 mo (n=16)	P-valueb
Hemorrhoid symptom
Pain	2.0 (0–4)	0 (0–2)	0.001	0 (0–1)	0.006
Itch/discomfort	2.5 (1–4)	0 (0–4)	<0.001	0 (0–3)	0.005
Bleeding	2.0 (0–4)	0 (0–4)	0.005	0 (0–4)	0.014
Soiling	0 (0–4)	0 (0–2)	0.010	0 (0–3)	0.050
Feeling of swelling	3.0 (0–5)	0 (0–4)	0.008	0 (0–3)	0.020
Quality of life
Severity of symptoms	4.5 (2–7)	1.0 (1–4)	<0.001	1.0 (1–3)	0.001
Interference with daily activities	3.5 (1–7)	1.0 (1–4)	<0.001	1.0 (1–2)	<0.001
Cause for concern	5.0 (2–7)	1.0 (1–5)	<0.001	1.0 (1–4)	0.001
Affect wellbeing	3.0 (1–6)	2.0 (1–6)	0.018	2.0 (1–5)	0.047

Values are presented as median (range).

^aFor hemorrhoid symptoms: 0, never; 1, less than once a month; 2, less than once a week; 3, 1–6 days per week; 4, every day. For quality-of-life symptoms: 1, no symptoms; 7, severe symptoms. ^bP-values based on Wilcoxon signed-rank test.