Comparison of perioperative outcomes of single-port laparoscopy, three-port laparoscopy and conventional laparotomy in removing giant ovarian cysts larger than 15 cm

Table 3 Postoperative pain score

	Single-port Laparoscopy	Laparotomy	Three-port Laparoscopy
Pain scores during recovery
Immediately after operation	3.12 ± 0.86^†††,*	3.83 ± 0.57	3.52 ± 0.51
4 h postoperation	2.70 ± 0.85^†††,**	3.37 ± 0.65	3.07 ± 0.38
8 h postoperation	2.70 ± 0.85^†††,**	3.37 ± 0.65	3.07 ± 0.38
24 h postoperation	1.94 ± 0.61^†††	2.63 ± 0.65	1.81 ± 0.48
48 h postoperation	1.36 ± 0.55^†††	2.13 ± 0.49	1.51 ± 0.58

Pain scores were evaluated using VAS after surgery. Values were presented as mean ± SD
*Denoted a significant statistical difference between single-port and three-port laparoscopy groups. * and **Denoted P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively. ^†Represented a significant statistical difference between single-port laparoscopy and laparotomy groups. ^††† denotes P < 0.001

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