Optimal carbon dioxide insufflation pressure during robot-assisted thyroidectomy in patients with various benign and malignant thyroid diseases

Table 1 Demographic characteristics and baseline data

	6 mmHg	9 mmHg
Age (years)	46.8 ± 8.4	36.0 ± 6.7
Weight (kg)	58.4 ± 6.8	58.5 ± 6.8
Height	158.9 ± 5.1	160.0 ± 4.0
Volume of CO₂ insufflation (L)	1,390.6 ± 417.3	1,662.3 ± 553.3
Duration of CO₂ insufflation (min)	240.3 ± 48.8	220.6 ± 49.9
Neck circumstance before CO₂insufflation	16.0 ± 2.8	15.8 ± 1.3
Neck circumstanceafter CO₂ insufflation	16.8 ± 3.3	16.7 ± 1.3

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. Statistically significant differences in the variables were not observed between the two groups.

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