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Table 2 Intraoperative and postoperative parameters - univariate surgeon comparisons

From: Single-site robotic cholecystectomy: comparison of clinical outcome and the learning curves in relation to surgeon experience in a community teaching hospital

Variable

Response

All (N = 117)

Surgeon 1 (N = 102)

Surgeon 2 (N = 15)

P*

Operative time (min)

N, Mean ± SD

117, 49.3 ± 17.8

102, 45.0 ± 12.7

15, 78.8 ± 19.5

< 0.001

Single incision

 

109 (93%)

97 (95%)

12 (80%)

0.065

Additional port

 

6 (5%)

3 (3%)

3 (20%)

0.027

Converted to laparotomy

 

7 (6%)

4 (4%)

3 (20%)

0.044

IOC

 

0

0

0

N/A

Incision length (cm)

1.5

1 (1%)

0 (0%)

1 (25%)

< 0.001

2

2 (2%)

0 (0%)

2 (50%)

 

2.5

103 (97%)

102 (100%)

1 (25%)

EBL

N, Mean ± SD

117, 6.6 ± 9.7

102, 6.8 ± 10.3

15, 5.0 ± 0.0

> 0.999

Hospital stay

 

24 (21%)

21 (21%)

3 (20%)

> 0.999

Days post-OR

N, Mean ± SD

25, 1.5 ± 1.2

22, 1.5 ± 1.3

3, 1.0 ± 0.0

0.466

Postoperative hemorrhage

 

0

0

0

N/A

Previous abdominal surgery

 

45 (38%)

43 (42%)

2 (13%)

0.045

Days between surgeries

N, Mean ± SD

116, 7.0 ± 19.5

101, 5.2 ± 10.9

15, 19.0 ± 46.0

0.910

  1. EBL estimated blood loss, IOC intraoperative cholangiography, OR operating room, SD standard deviation
  2. *Statistically significant differences between the 2 surgeons are noted with a bold p-value