Table 1 Characteristics of studied groups
From: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy - is it safe in hands of residents in training?
Parameter | All | Group 1 (surgical residents) | Group 2 (attending surgeons) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients, n (%) | 300 | 54 | 246 | – |
Females, n (%) | 181 (60.33%) | 29 (53.70%) | 152 (61.79%) | 0.2715 |
males, n (%) | 119 (39.67%) | 25 (46.30%) | 94 (38.21%) | |
Mean age (years, ± SD) | 57.72 ± 13.10 | 58.74 ± 12.12 | 57.50 ± 13.32 | 0.5352 |
Mean BMI (kg/m2, ± SD) | 28.19 ± 5.44 | 28.02 ± 4.65 | 28.23 ± 5.60 | 0.8062 |
Mean size (cm, ± SD) | 4.50 ± 2.17 | 4.26 ± 1.96 | 4.55 ± 2.22 | 0.3881 |
Side of the procedure | ||||
-right | 150 | 28 | 122 | 0.7638 |
-left | 150 | 26 | 124 | |
Type of the tumor | ||||
-hormonally inactive | 144 | 23 | 121 | 0.7238 |
-catecholamine-secreting | 58 | 11 | 47 | |
-glucocorticosteroid-secreting | 30 | 5 | 25 | |
-aldosterone-producing | 21 | 6 | 15 | |
-virilizing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
-cancer or metastasis | 44 | 9 | 35 | |