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Table 2 Comparison of peri- and post-operative variables between laparoscopic surgery and open surgery groups

From: Safety and feasibility of laparoscopic resection of abdominal neuroblastoma without image-defined risk factors: a single-center experience

 

Laparoscopic surgery (n = 33)

Open surgery (n = 54)

p

Operative time (min)

194.97 (151.00, 226.50)

190.06 (139.75, 232.75)

0.740

Loss of blood volume (ml)

6.06 (2.00, 10.00)

8.36 (5.00, 10.00)

0.013

Intraoperative blood transfusion (n, %)

0

0

Time to start postoperative feeding (days)

2.83 (2.00, 3.00)

3.49 (3.00, 4.00)

0.002

Hospital stay (days)

9.54 (6.00, 10.50)

9.85 (8.00, 11.00)

0.231

Postoperative complications (n, %)

2 (6.06)

3 (5.56)

0.632

hospitalization expenses (¥)

38,400.06 (32,674.47, 44,788.74)

35,721.25 (27,855.27, 41,095.50)

0.042

Recurrence (n, %)

0

0

Follow-up period (months)

26.00 (16.00, 44.00)

32.00 (29.00, 41.00)

0.051

  1. 1. Continuous variables are presented as the median and interquartile range
  2. 2. Normally distributed variables are presented as mean and standard deviation
  3. 3. Classification variables are presented as numbers (percent)