Comparison of perioperative outcomes between laparoscopic and open partial splenectomy in children and adolescents

Table 7 Pain assessment and analgesics

	Laparoscopic, n = 10	Open, n = 13	P value
Pain assessment1 (0-10 NRS)			0.1522
Day 1	4 (2-6)	4 (2-9)
Day 2	2 (0-4)	4 (1-7)
Day 3	1.0 (0-2.5)	2.0 (1.0-4.0)
Day 4	0 (0-1)	1 (0-2)
Day 5	0 (0-3)	0 (0-5)
Day 6	0 (0-4)	0 (0-0)
Day 7	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)
Non-opioids — cumulative doses (mg/kg body weight)
Day 1	33.5 (10.0-48.4)	37.7 (19.2-50.0)
Day 2	35.3 (10.0-60.5)	31.6 (10.0-68.2)
Day 3	22.5 (0-37.0)	30.3 (9.3-54.6)
Day 4	5.0 (0-36.3)	18.2 (0-39.9)
Day 5	0 (0-36.3)	0 (0-18.8)
Day 6	0 (0-65.3)	0 (0-0)
Day 7	0 (0-36.3)	0 (0-0)
Overall dose	113.0 (20.1-308.0)	134.8 (50.5-172.7)	0.232
Opioids — cumulative doses (mg/kg body weight)
Day 1	0.44 (0-0.69)	0.32 (0-0.51)
Day 2	0.42 (0-0.93)	0.28 (0-0.55)
Day 3	0.25 (0-0.71)	0.09 (0-0.55)
Day 4	0.08 (0-0.65)	0 (0-0.31)
Day 5	0 (0-0.53)	0 (0-0.08)
Day 6	0 (0-0.31)	0 (0-0)
Day 7	0 (0-0.26)	0 (0-0)
Overall dose	1.06 (0.09-3.58)	0.72 (0-1.75)	0.343

¹Median of all Numerical Rating Scale scores within 24 h.

²Comparison whether the pain scores of each day differed between the groups over time. Data are median (range) or frequency (%). Three patients in the open group were excluded from comparison due to peridural anesthesia treatment. NRS: Numerical Rating Scale.