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Table 6 End points of the study

From: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy - is it safe in hands of residents in training?

Parameter

All

Group 1 (residents)

Group 2 (specialists)

p value

Mean operative time (min, ± SD))

103.5 (30–350, SD ±43.5)

106.5 (45–220, SD ± 33.35)

102.8 (30–350, SD ± 45.40

0.5761

Median blood loss (ml, IQR)

50 (20–100) ml

50 (30–100) ml

50 (20–100) ml

0.4325

Intraoperative adverse events, n (%)

26 (8.67%)

5 (9.26%)

21 (8.54%)

0.8643

Complications, n (%)

15 (5.00%)

3 (5.56%)

12 (4.88%)

0.6442

Intraoperative difficulties, n (%)

40 (13.33%)

13 (24.07%)

27 (10.98%)

0.0104

Conversion of the operator, n (%)

25 (8.33%)

7 (12.96%)

18 (7.32%)

0.1741

Conversion to open surgery, n (%)

2 (0.67%)

0 (0.00%)

2 (0.81%)

Reoperation, n (%)

2 (0.67%)

0 (0.00%)

2 (0.81%)

Readmission, n (%)

5 (1.67%)

0 (0.00%)

5 (2.03%)

Mean length of hospital stay (days, ± SD)

1.93 (1–2, SD ±1.11)

1.69 (1–2, SD ±0.97)

1.98 (1–2, SD ±1.14)

0.0422

30-day mortality rate, n (%)

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)