Table 7 Comparison of preoperative and postoperative pain level of our study population
From: The value of liver resection for focal nodular hyperplasia: resection yes or no?
Pain level | Preoperative | First month postoperative | 6 months postoperative | 1 year postoperative | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pain level (%) | |||||
0 (none) | 21 (36.8 %) | 23 (40.4 %) | 25 (43.9 %) | 43 (75.4 %) | |
1 (mild) | 8 (14 %) | 9 (15.8 %) | 21 (36.8 %) | 9 (15.8 %) | |
2 (moderate) | 12 (21.1 %) | 12 (21.1 %) | 7 (12.3 %) | 4 (7 %) | |
3 (severe) | 11 (19.3 %) | 9 (15.8 %) | 4 (7 %) | 1 (1.8 %) | |
4 (extreme) | 5 (8.8 %) | 4 (7.0 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) | |
Mean ± standard deviation | 1.49 ± 0.18 | 1.33 ± 0.17 | 0.82 ± 0.12 | 0.35 ± 0.09 | <0.001 |