Laparoscopic Surgery Can Reduce Postoperative Edema Compared with Open Surgery

Table 4

Comparison of evolution of edema grades between groups.

	Group O ()	Group L ()	values
PRE			0.428
Normal	45 (73.77)	43 (74.14)
Slight edema	13 (21.31)	9 (15.52)
Edema	3 (4.92)	6 (10.34)
POD3			0.006
Normal	10 (16.39)	25 (43.10)
Slight edema	19 (31.15)	12 (20.69)
Edema	32 (52.46)	21 (36.21)
POD5			0.145
Normal	20 (32.79)	26 (44.83)
Slight edema	20 (32.79)	21 (36.21)
Edema	21 (34.43)	11 (18.97)

Data are (percentages). Group O: patients who underwent open surgery; Group L: patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery; PRE: preoperatively. POD3: postoperative day 3. POD5: postoperative day 5. values by Chi-square test.