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Table 5 Comparison, using the unpaired t test, of the Mean ± standard deviation (SD) patients’ satisfaction rates in the two groups of the study

From: Milligan–Morgan hemorrhoidectomy vs. hemorrhoid artery ligation and recto-anal repair: a comparative study

Symptoms

Degree

HAL–RAR

MM

p value

No of patients

Mean ± SD patient satisfaction rate

No of patients

Mean ± SD patient satisfaction rate

Bleeding

II

1

10,0 ± 0

4

9 ± 1,41

 

III

18

8,11 ± 2,08

8

5,25 ± 2,38

 

IV

14

9,07 ± 1,59

8

6,38 ± 2,83

 

Total

33

8,59 ± 1,88

20

6,45 ± 2,70

0.0013

Discomfort / Itching / Pain

II

5

6,0 ± 2,45

5

9,2 ± 0,84

 

III

17

6,82 ± 2,48

14

7,5 ± 2,5

 

IV

14

6,86 ± 1,66

8

8,5 ± 0,93

 

Total

36

6,72 ± 2,15

27

8,11 ± 1,99

0.0111

  1. HAL–RAR Hemorrhoidal Artery Ligation and Rectoanal Repair, MM Milligan Morgan hemorrhoidectomy, SD standard deviation