Table 9 Patient’s symptoms and experience on the gynae ward on day 1
Variable | Procedure | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
Laparoscopy (N = 74) | Open (N = 70) | ||
Have you taken tablets for pain relief? | |||
No | 4 (5.4%) | 0 | p = 0.058 |
Yes | 61 (82.4%) | 66 (94.3%) | |
Missing data | 9 (12.2%) | 4 (5.7%) | |
Pain control | |||
Not at all | 13 (17.6%) | 0 | |
Mild | 31 (41.9%) | 18 (25.7%) | p = 0.000 * |
Moderate | 22 (29.7%) | 38 (54.3%) | |
Severe | 0 | 9 (12.9%) | |
Missing data | 8 (10.8%) | 5 (7.1%) | |
Sickness control | |||
Not at all | 51 (68.9%) | 31 (44.2%) | |
Occasionally | 10 (13.5%) | 20 (28.6%) | p = 0.003 * |
Most of the time | 4 (5.4%) | 13 (18.6%) | |
Severe | 3 (4.1%) | 3 (4.3%) | |
Missing data | 6 (8.1%) | 3 (4.3%) | |
Tiredness | |||
Not at all | 8 (10.8%) | 2 (2.9%) | |
Occasionally | 33 (44.6%) | 33 (47.1%) | p = 0.158 |
Most of the time | 17 (23.0%) | 25 (35.7%) | |
Extremely | 7 (9.4%) | 6 (8.6%) | |
Missing data | 9 (12.2%) | 4 (5.7%) | |
Are you confident to mobilise? | |||
Not at all | 3 (4.1%) | 14 (20.0%) | |
Occasionally | 10 (13.5%) | 27 (38.6%) | p = 0.000 * |
Most of the time | 20 (27.0%) | 18 (25.7%) | |
Completely | 29 (39.2%) | 6 (8.6%) | |
Missing data | 12 (16.2%) | 5 (7.1%) | |
Are you confident to go home? | |||
Not at all | 11 (14.9%) | 40 (57.1%) | |
Occasionally | 8 (10.8%) | 13 (18.5%) | p = 0.000 * |
Most of the time | 7 (9.4%) | 9 (12.9%) | |
Completely | 39 (52.7%) | 6 (8.6%) | |
Missing data | 9 (12.2%) | 2 (2.9%) | |