Effects of modified Milligan-Morgan hemorrhoidectomy with acupuncture on postoperative wound healing and pain in mixed hemorrhoids

Table 2 Comparison of visual analog scale pain scores between the two groups (scores), mean ± SD

Characteristics	6 hours after surgery	1 day after surgery	3 days after surgery	7 days after surgery
Control group (n = 40)	6.70 ± 1.39	5.81 ± 1.06	3.44 ± 0.61	2.36 ± 0.56
Combined group (n= 40)	6.10 ± 1.10	4.71 ± 0.86	2.19 ± 0.44	1.12 ± 0.32
t	2.138	5.088	10.508	12.105
P	0.036	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

This table presents the visual analog scale pain scores at different postoperative time points. Comparisons between the two groups at each time point were performed using independent samples t-test. The combined group showed significantly lower pain scores at all time points (P < 0.05), with particularly marked differences on days 3 and days 7 (P < 0.001).