Table 3. Comparison of Operating Time and Immediate Postoperative Parameters Between Linear Closure Group and Purse-string Closure Group.

n: number; SSI: surgical site infection; VAS: visual analogue scale; SD: standard deviation

Peri-operative outcome	Linear closure (n=40)	Purse-string closure (n=40)	p-value
Mean duration of surgery (min)	149.5	142.13	0.064
SSI (n (%))	17 (42.5%)	3 (7.5%)	0.003
Anastamotic leak (n (%))	2 (5%)	1 (2.5%)	0.0002
Mean antibiotic usage (days)	6.08	3.8	0.0002
VAS score – Immediate postoperative (mean (SD))	5.05 (1.4)	5.03 (1.39)	0.970
VAS score– 24 hours following surgery (mean (SD))	3.05 (1.28)	2.98 (1.29)	0.959
Number of patients injectable morphine after 24 hours (n (%))	6 (15%)	8 (20%)	0.5562