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Table 1 Age of patients and the median operating time

From: Assessing clinical outcomes of modified laparoscopic gastrostomy in children: a case control study

 

Laparoscopic gastrostomy (LG)

Modified U-stitches LG

No. of patients

41

48

Median age

1.5 years (range 1 month–17 years)

1.5 years (range 1 month–14 years)

Median operating time

55 min (range 46–94)

56 min (range 3–112)

  1. Controls: patients undergoing the standard laparoscopic gastrostomy
  2. Cases: patients undergoing the modified U stitch LG