Table 5 Hospital stay, cost of RFA, ablation time, and operation duration in group 1 and 2 patients.

From: Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Radiofrequency Ablation of Parathyroid Hyperplasia: Single Session vs. Two-Session for Effect on Hypocalcemia

 

Group 1

Group 2

P Value

Hospital stay

8.32d ± 1.61

15.93d ± 1.60

0.000

Cost of RFA

2484.39$ ± 199.68

4658.16$ ± 349.37

0.000

Ablation time

225.85 sec ± 41.85

214.52 sec ± 20.47 (two sessions)

 

Operation duration

90.53 min ± 10.31

100.74 min ± 8.9 (two sessions)