Table 3

Pain severity observation on the 10th postoperative day among the patients

Pain severityAppendectomyP value*
Laparoscopic
(n=30)
Open
(n=30)
No15 (50.0%)0 (0%)
Mild14 (46.7%)16 (53.3%)<0.01
Moderate1 (3.3%)14 (46.7%)
  • *Data were presented as frequency (percentage). P values were derived from χ2 test.