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Table 2 Early and long-term postoperative pain assessment of included trials using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

From: Transabdominal Preperitoneal (TAPP) versus Lichtenstein operation for primary inguinal hernia repair – A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

 

VAS

Author

Operation

VAS

0–12 h

p

12–24 h

p

24–48 h

p

48–72 h

p

Anadol et al. [13]

 

Lichtenstein

100-point

54.12 ± 13.06

<0.005

37.24 ± 11.38

<0.003

17.36 ± 4.52

NS

13.12 ± 5.95

NS

 

TAPP

38.96 ± 8.21

20.92 ± 8.73

14.72 ± 7.03

9.44 ± 4.23

Picchio et al. [19]

 

Lichtenstein

10-point

N/A

N/A

2.7 (range 1–5)

0.14

1.8 (range 1–4)

<0.03

N/A

N/A

 

TAPP

3.1 (range 1–7)

2.3 (range 1–6)

Salma et al. [21]

 

Lichtenstein

10-point

6.23 ± 1.87

0.005

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

TAPP

4.43 ± 1.59

  1. All values are mean; NS not significant, N/A not available, SD standard deviation
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