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Table 2 Peri- and postoperative outcomes

From: From laparoscopic to robotic-assisted Heller myotomy for achalasia in a single high-volume visceral surgery center: postoperative outcomes and quality of life

Groups characteristics

RAL

N = 11

LSC

N = 32

p

Operation time, minutes, median (IQR)

150 (150–187)

140 (136–150)

0.047*

Fasting, days, median (IQR)

5.0 (4.2–6.0)

5.0 (5.0–6.0)

0.576

Hospital stay, days, median (IQR)

11 (10–14)

11 (10–13)

0.712

ICU admission, n (%)

8 (72.7)

3 (9.4)

< 0.001***

Postoperative complications, Clavien-Dindo grade

 • 0, n (%)

4 (36.4)

22 (68.7)

0.045*

 • I, n (%)

2 (18.2)

0

 • II, n (%)

4 (36.4)

9 (28.1)

 • III, n (%)

1 (9.1)

1 (3.1)

Achalasia medications, n (%)

1 (9.1)

3 (9.4)

1.000

  1. * p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001
  2. Values are presented as median with interquartile range (IQR) or absolute number with percentage in parentheses