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Table 1 Patient characteristics and perioperative outcomes

From: Use of energy device in general surgical operations: impact on peri-operative outcomes

Type of operation

Conventional technique

LigaSure™

% reduction

P value

Thyroidectomy

N (61)

N (66)

  

Mean age (years)

43.8 ± 13.5

44.4 ± 13.9

 

0.8

Sex

    

 Male

6 (9.8%)

6 (9.1%)

 

0.45

 Female

55 (90.2%)

60 (90%)

  

Mean operation time (mins)

118.5 ± 32

72 ± 38

34.1

0.002

Estimated blood loss (mls)

323.4 ± 238

183 ± 218

43.4

0.001

Blood transfusion rate 1 (1.6%)

0

 

0.3

Gastrectomy

N (11)

N (6)

  

Mean age (years)

53.1 ± 11

53.8 ± 7

 

0.8

Sex

   

0.6

 Male

5 (49.5%)

6 (54.5%)

  

 Female

8 (47.1%)

9 (52.9%)

  

Mean operation time (mins)

273.6 ± 103

168.3 ± 64

38.4

0.04

Estimated blood loss (mls)

875 ± 1147

358 ± 198

40.9

0.2

Blood transfusion rates

7 (63.6%)

4 (66.7%)

 

0.6

Pancreaticoduodenectomy

N (7)

N (11)

  

Mean age (years)

53.7 ± 10

59.1 ± 9.6

 

0.2

Sex

   

0.3

 Male

3 (42.9%)

7 (63.60%)

  

 Female

4 (57.1%)

4 (36.40%)

  

Mean operation time (mins)

429 ± 87

346 ± 48

19.3

0.01

Estimated blood loss (mls)

1660 ± 1.333

857 ± 660

48.4

0.19

Blood transfusion rates

4 (57.1%)

4 (45.5%)

 

0.7

Colectomy

N (33)

N (25)

  

Mean age (years)

49 ± 14

55 ± 13

 

0.1

Sex

   

0.6

 Male

20 (60.6%)

13 (52%)

  

 Female

13 (39.4%)

12 (48%)

  

Mean operation time (mins)

222.6 ±68

169.3 ± 68

23.9

0.004

Estimated blood loss (mls)

615 ± 408

490 ± 243

20.3

0.2

Blood transfusion rates

17 (51.40%)

11 (44.40%)

 

0.2

A/APRR

N (8)

N (9)

  

Mean age (years)

53.5 ± 12

49.9 ± 15

 

0.59

Sex

   

0.58

 Male

3 (37.5%)

4 (44.4%)

  

 Female

5 (62.5%)

5 (55.6%)

  

Mean operation time (mins)

386.4 ± 83

249.6 ± 63

35.4

0.002

Estimated blood loss (mls)

1592.9 ± 574

525 ± 244

67

0.01

Blood transfusion rates

6 (85.7%)

4 (44.4%)

 

0.07

  1. A/APR Anterior/Abdominoperineal resection of the rectum