Figure and Table Legends:
Table 1: Baseline demographics and procedural details for endoscopic and microscopic ear surgery groups
Table 2: Median Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) results at post-operative days 1,2,3 and 7, where 0 mm represents “no pain” and 100 mm represents “worst pain imaginable” . Interquartile range is represented in brackets.
Figure 1: Subgroup analysis. Postoperative pain score with visual analogue scores at post-operative day 1, 2, 3 and 7. Procedures are split into those with reconstructive aim (stapes surgery, ossiculoplasty, myringoplasty) versus those in non-reconstructive group (cholesteatoma surgery and meatoplasty); for both endoscopic and open ear surgery groups
Table 3: Analgesia requirement at day 1,2,3 and 7 post-operatively for endoscopic and microscopic groups. OR= odds ratio
Table 4: Analgesia requirement at day 1,2,3 and 7 post-operatively for endoscopic and microscopic groups. Simple analgesia encompasses non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and paracetamol. OR= odds ratio