Endoscopic | Converted | Primary open | |
n | n | n | |
Number of operated hands (patients) | 487 (366) | 140 (108) | 56 (33) |
Hands (%) free of any symptom | 67 | 66 | 43*** |
Hands (%) with symptoms | 33 | 34 | 57*** |
Wake up at nights (%) | 6 | 8 | 29*** |
Constant symptoms (%) | 11 | 7 | 23** |
Weakness (%) | 18 | 20 | 30* |
Worsening (%) | 16 | 22 | 30** |
Paresthesies (%) | 21 | 26 | 38** |
Pain (wrist) (%)7 | 11 | 9 | 29*** |
Pain (palm) (%) | 7 | 7 | 13 |
Self-reported VNRS score of 1–10 (mean) | |||
Effect of surgery in the hand | 8.9* | 8.9 | 7.4*** |
Level of information | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.3 |
Overall impression | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
The numbers and percentages (%) of operated hands with residual symptoms and self-reported scores (1–10) on a 10-point scale (1=very unsatisfied, 10=very satisfied) are listed according to surgical technique of the endoscopic, converted and planned open procedures. The level of statistical significance (puncorrected) level was chosen at p<0.05 (*), p<0.01 (**) and p<0.001 (***). The patient satisfaction scores (1–10) are given as the average mean score.
SSI, surgical site infection; VNRS, verbal number rating scale.