Comparison of post-operative bleeding incidence in laser hemorrhoidoplasty with and without hemorrhoidal artery ligation: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial

Table 4 Association between pain score, operative time, presence of swelling with supplementation of HAL in patients undergoing LHP postoperatively

		Procedure		P Value
		LHP n = 38	LHP + HAL n = 38
Pain score, median (range)
1-day post-operatively		2.00 (0.75–3.25)	2.00 (1.00–3.25)	0.515^a
1-week post-operatively		2.00 (0.00–3.00)	2.00 (0.00–3.00)	0.768^a
6-weeks post-operatively		0.00 (0.00–0.00)	0.00 (0.00–0.00)	0.945^a
Operation time in minutes, median (range)		25 (20–30)	25 (20–30)	0.107^a
Presence of swelling, n (%)
1-day post-operatively	Present	14 (36.8)	12 (31.6)	0.629^b
1-day post-operatively	Absent	24 (63.2)	26 (68.4)	0.629^b
1-week post-operatively	Present	8 (24.1)	6 (21.1)	0.554^b
1-week post-operatively	Absent	30 (75.9)	32 (78.9)	0.554^b
6-weeks post-operatively	Present	4 (10.5)	2 (5.3)	0.674^b
6-weeks post-operatively	Absent	34 (89.5)	36 (94.7)	0.674^b

Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise specified
^aMann–Whitney U−test
^bChi square test (χ²); a p value <0.05 denotes a statistically significant result
LHP laser haemorrhoidoplasty, HAL haemorrhoidal artery ligation

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