Practical Benefits of Single- vs. Three-Port Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Pain Relief and Long-Term Cosmesis in Pediatric Patients: A Prospective Comparative Study.

J Clin Med · 2025 · PMC12525489 · PMID 41096160

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highly significantp = 0.000not a probability at all

The difference remained highly significant and clinically meaningful (9.56 ± 0.56 vs. 7.71 ± 1.63, MD: 1.84, 95% CI: 1.42 to 2.27, p = 0.000).

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approached significancep = 0.065so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Pain at rest showed no significant difference between groups at any time point; however, pain at rest on postoperative day 7 (POD7) approached significance ( p = 0.065).

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