Single-incision laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair in the treatment of adult female patients with inguinal hernia

Table 2 Surgery and hospitalization information

Variables	SILS-TAPP (n = 71)	CL-TAPP (n = 52)	Total (n = 123)	P value
Operating time, median (IQR), min	32 (29-35)	33.5 (30-39.5)	33 (30-36)	0.073
Vascular injury caused by trocar, n (%)	0 (0)	4 (7.7)	4 (3.3)	0.030
Intraoperative nerve injury in the inguinal region, n (%)	2 (2.8)	1 (1.9)	3(2.4)	1.000
Intraoperative adjacent organ injury, n (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.000
Postoperative pain within 24 h (VAS score > 3), n (%)	6 (8.5)	5 (9.6)	11 (8.9)	1.000
Postoperative hospital stays, median (IQR), d	1 (1-2)	1 (1-2)	1 (1-2)	0.918
Hospitalization costs (USD)	3287 (3218-3325)	3511 (3491-3559)	3375 (3277-3508)	< 0.001

SIL-TAPP: Single-incision laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty; CL-TAPP: Conventional laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty; IQR: Interquartile range; VAS: Visual analogue scale.