Table 7 Patient’s symptoms and experience on the gynaecology ward on day 0
Variable | Procedure | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
Laparoscopy (N = 74) | Open (N = 70) | ||
Pain control | |||
Not at all | 28 (37.8%) | 5 (7.1%) | p = 0.000 * |
Mild | 24 (32.4%) | 22 (31.5%) | |
Moderate | 18 (24.4%) | 32 (45.7%) | |
Severe | 0 | 7 (10.0%) | |
Missing data | 4 (5.4%) | 4 (5.7%) | |
Sickness control | |||
Not at all | 45 (60.8%) | 34 (48.5%) | p = 0.117 |
Occasionally | 17 (23.0%) | 23 (32.9%) | |
Most of the time | 3 (4.0%) | 8 (11.4%) | |
Severe | 5 (6.8%) | 2 (2.9%) | |
Missing data | 4 (5.4%) | 3 (4.3%) | |
Tiredness | |||
Not at all | 4 (5.4%) | 0 | p = 0.100 |
Occasionally | 24 (32.4%) | 17 (24.3%) | |
Most of the time | 24 (32.4%) | 32 (45.7%) | |
Extremely | 16 (21.6%) | 16 (22.9%) | |
Missing data | 6 (8.2%) | 5 (7.1%) | |
Are you confident to mobilise? | |||
Not at all | 27 (36.4%) | 42 (60.0%) | p = 0.003 * |
Occasionally | 7 (9.5%) | 13 (18.6%) | |
Most of the time | 10 (13.5%) | 7 (10.0%) | |
Completely | 15 (20.3%) | 3 (4.3%) | |
Missing data | 15 (20.3%) | 5 (7.1%) | |
Are you confident to go home? | |||
Not at all | 35 (47.3%) | 46 (65.7%) | p = 0.014 * |
Occasionally | 4 (5.4%) | 7 (10.0%) | |
Most of the time | 5 (6.8%) | 6 (8.6%) | |
Completely | 22 (29.7%) | 7 (10.0%) | |
Missing data | 8 (10.8%) | 4 (5.7%) | |