Table 3.

Postoperatively reported pain, according to study group, shown as the number of patients reporting pain at the time points indicated (percentage), with the remainder of patients reporting no pain

Time point after surgery	Midline incision n = 75	Transverse incision n = 74	P-value
	Patients reporting pain, n (%)	Patients reporting pain, n (%)
3–4 h	68 (91)	60 (81)	0.09
First day	64 (85)	39 (53)	<0.0001
Second day	57 (76)	23 (31)	<0.0001
Third day	28 (37)	9 (12)	<0.0001
Fourth day	5 (7)	3 (4)	0.72
Fifth day	0 (0)	1 (1)	0.50
Sixth day	0 (0)	1 (1)	0.50