Variable (mean ± SD) | DAA | PLA | P-Value |
---|---|---|---|
Operative time, min | 88.0 ± 4.5 | 66.8 ± 4.5 | < .001 |
Wound length, cm | 9.1 ± 0.6 | 13.5 ± 0.9 | < .001 |
Length of hospital stay, day | 4.2 ± 1.0 | 4.7 ± 0.7 | 0.004 |
HHS | |||
1 week post-op | 78.7 ± 3.3 | 71.7 ± 4.1 | < .001 |
3 weeks post-op | 84.2 ± 3.4 | 77.2 ± 3.2 | < .001 |
6 weeks post-op | 88.7 ± 2.5 | 80.0 ± 2.6 | < .001 |
3 months post-op | 91.6 ± 1.1 | 91.3 ± 1.3 | 0.100 |
6 months post-op | 93.0 ± 1.5 | 92.9 ± 1.4 | 0.672 |
VAS | |||
1 week post-op | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 3.0 ± 0.7 | < .001 |
3 weeks post-op | 1.0 ± 0.6 | 1.7 ± 0.8 | < .001 |
6 weeks post-op | 0.5 ± 0.5 | 0.9 ± 0.8 | < .001 |
3 months post-op | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 0.4 ± 0.5 | 0.599 |
6 months post-op | 0.2 ± 0.4 | 0.2 ± 0.4 | 0.680 |