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Table 2 Operative outcomes

From: Laparoscopic repair of perforated peptic ulcer: a multicenter, propensity score matching analysis

 

LS (n = 183)

OS (n = 183)

P value

Operation time, minute

78.17 (28–390)

82.84 (30–210)

0.217

Omentopexy

152 (83.1%)

152 (83.1%)

> 0.999

Fibrin sealant

21 (11.5%)

49 (26.8%)

< 0.001

Conversion to open surgery

19 (10.4%)

  

Difficulty in localization (6)

  

Difficulty in making operative field (5)

  

Inflammatory adhesion (3)

  

Large defect (3)

  

Friable tissue (1)

  

Unknown (1)

  

Drainage insertion

183 (100%)

171 (93.4%)

< 0.001

Postoperative LOS, day

10.03 (3–43)

12.53 (1–89)

0.003

Time to start liquid intake, day

3.75 (1–12)

5.26 (1–22)

< 0.001

Time to resuming soft diet intake, day

5.47 (2–30)

7.02 (3–23)

< 0.001

Time to removal of drainage, day

6.61 (2–23)

7.45 (4–20)

0.076

30–day postoperative complication

45 (24.6%)

58 (31.7%)

0.131

Mortality

7 (3.8%)

9 (4.9%)

0.609

  1. Results are presented as number (%) of patients or mean (range)
  2. LS laparoscopic surgery, OS open surgery, LOS length of stay