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Table 2 Patient outcomes

From: Single-port laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure for inguinal hernias repair in girls: using an epidural needle assisted by a towel forceps

Items

Open group

Laparoscopic group

P value

Operating time (min)

45.958ā€‰Ā±ā€‰17.289

56.272ā€‰Ā±ā€‰20.533

0.1318

(28ā€“85)

(22ā€“83)

Ā 

Postoperative time (d)

3.083ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.442

2.818ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.405

0.5561

(1ā€“7)

(2ā€“3)

Ā 

Follow-up time (m)

71.313ā€‰Ā±ā€‰46.781

14.455ā€‰Ā±ā€‰12.809

0.0004

(0.5ā€“139)

(1ā€“34)

Ā