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Table 2 Base-line characteristics

From: Audio-video recording during laparoscopic surgery reduces irrelevant conversation between surgeons: a cohort study

 

Control group

No audio recording

n = 20

Intervention group

Audio recording

n = 21

Age, yearsa

50 (48–70)

46 (36–51)

Sex

 Female, n (%)

13 (65%)

14 (67%)

 Male, n (%)

7 (35%)

7 (33%)

Active smoking, n (%)

5 (25%)

1 (5%)

Body Mass Index, kg/m2,a

30 (27–40)

37 (31–38)

Co-morbidity, n (%)

9 (45%)

10 (48%)

 Hypertension, n (%)

3 (15%)

4 (19%)

 Diabetes, n (%)

1 (5%)

4 (19%)

 Pulmonary disease, n (%)

1 (5%)

4 (19%)

 Cardiovascular disease, n (%)

3 (15%)

0 (0%)

 Psychiatric disorder, n (%)

3 (15%)

2 (10%)

 Systemic disease, n (%)

0 (0%)

3 (14%)

Previous abdominal surgery, n (%)

6 (30%)

11 (52%)

  1. aMedian (Interquartile range)