Table 5.

Postoperative outcomes in both groups.

Postoperative outcomes	TEP, group A (%) (N = 88), n (%)	OLR, group B (N = 86), n (%)	P value
Hospital stay (d), mean ± SD	2.68 ± 1.52	3.86 ± 6.16	.083
Return to normal activities (d), mean ± SD	13.6 ± 6.8	19.8 ± 4.6	<.001
Chronic groin pain	3 (3.4)	19 (22.09)	<.001
Numbness or burning of inguinoscrotal region	4 (4.5)	13 (16.2)	.036
Recurrence	2 (2.2)	1 (1.6)	.984

OLR = Open Lichtenstein tension-free mesh repair, SD = standard deviation, TEP = total extraperitoneal.