Table 1.

Pain Analog Scores at 3 Hours, 24 Hours, and 1 Week With Regard to 4 Trocar Types, Morcellation Sites, and Hand-Assist Device Sites

	n	3 Hrs	P Value <0.05*†	24 hrs	P Value <0.05*†	1 Week	P Value <0.05*†
AD	38	2.8	HA, MS	3.4	HA, MS	2.1	HA, MS
RD	43	3.4	HA, MS	4.8	HA, MS	2.1	HA, MS
SB	41	3.1	HA, MS	4.2	HA, MS	2.4	HA, MS
PB	43	3.5	HA, MS	4.0	HA, MS	2.4	HA, MS
Morcellation Site	16	5.1	HA	6.3	HA	3.4	HA
Hand-Assist Site	12	5.6	none	8.5	none	4.7	none

^*P<.05 means that the tested trocar resulted in less pain than the listed trocars. No significant differences existed in the pain scores between the 4 trocar types.

^†HA=Hand-assist site; MS=Morcellation site.