Clinical Study

Cryotherapy Reduced Postoperative Pain in Gynecologic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Gynecologic history of participants (50 cases per group).

ControlStudy p value

Hormone used4 (8)10 (20)0.084
Surgery5 (10)6 (12)0.749
Parity1.16±1.41.20±1.360.885
Menopausal status0.79
 Premenopausal41 (82)42 (84)
 Postmenopausal9 (18)8 (16)
Diagnosis0.184
 Myoma uteri15 (30)12 (24)
 Ovarian cyst14 (28)12 (24)
 Endometriosis5 (10)5 (10)
 Adenomyosis6 (12)2 (4)
 Ectopic pregnancy2 (4)2 (4)
 Molar pregnancy1 (2)1 (2)
 Endometrial hyperplasia2 (4)0 (0)
 Tuboovarian abscess0 (0)2 (4)
5 (10)14 (28)
Type0.435
 Maylard incision13 (26)17 (34)
 Pfannenstiel incision36 (72)33 (66)
 Cherney incision1 (2)0 (0)
Length13.22±2.4713.84±3.130.274
Procedure0.775
 TAH with BSO15 (30)13 (26)
 TAH6 (12)6 (12)
 SO8 (16)6 (12)
 Cystectomy9 (18)7 (14)
 Myomectomy5 (10)4 (8)
7 (14)14 (28)

: mean ± standard deviation (SD); : n(%); hormone used: history of hormone used; surgery: history of surgery; history of STD: history of sexual transmitted disease; : cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, and breast cancer; type: type of incision; length: length of incision; TAH with BSO: transabdominal hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy; TAH: transabdominal hysterectomy; SO: salpingo-oophorectomy; : surgical staging, salpingectomy, and salpingostomy.