Table 2 Surgical variables of patients receiving feeding jejunostomy
From: Purely laparoscopic feeding jejunostomy: a procedure which deserves more attention
N = 123 | Laparoscopic (29) | Open (94) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Operation duration (mins, mean ± SD) | 159 ± 57.2 | 128 ± 34.6 | 0.001 |
Estimate blood loss, mL | 5 ± 0 | 6.3 ± 4.1 | 0.081 |
 Range | Minimal-5 | 1–20 | |
Anesthesia method | All GAa | 1 LAb | Â |
Catheter size | 14 Fr | 14 Fr | Â |
Concomitant procedures (%) | 5 (17.2%) | 42 (45.2%) | 0.008 |
 Port-A | 4 | 20 |  |
 Tracheostomy | 1 | 5 |  |
 Enterolysis | 0 | 13 |  |
 Othersc | 0 | 8 |  |
More than 1 concomitant procedure | 0 | 4 | Â |