Table 2.
TEP | OLR | Total | P* | |
LOS | 1.05 ± 0.256 | 1.25 ± 0.530 | 1.16 ± 0.43 | 0.001 |
Return to work | 8.67 ± 2.47 | 9.17 ± 2.4 | 8.93 ± 2.4 | 0.08 |
Operation time | 49.2 ± 15.5 | 54.3 ± 14.6 | 51.8 ± 15.2 | 0.004 |
VAS score | 2.24 ± 1.1 | 2.64 ± 1.3 | 2.44 ± 1.2 | 0.005 |
*Student’s t-test. LOS: Length of hospital stay. VAS: visual analogue scale. TEP: Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal herniorrhaphy. OLR: open Lichtenstein repair.