Table 2 Surgical outcomes between the 2 study groups (N = 92).

From: Fluorescence-guided ureteral identification in robotic surgery for advanced endometriosis: a comparison of junior versus senior surgeons

Variables

Junior (N = 44)

Senior (N = 48)

P value

P value (adjusted)

Total operative time, min

233 [187–316]

348 [255–460]

0.001

0.08

Estimated blood loss, mL

100 [50–200]

150 [50–238]

0.18

0.54

Length of hospitalization, d

1 [0–1]

2 [1–3]

0.001

0.21

Same-day discharge

20 (45.5)

9 (18.8)

0.007

0.94

Pain scale-1wk

3 [3–5]

5 [1–7]

0.37

0.24

Pain scale-2wk

2 [1–3]

2 [1–6]

0.54

0.16

Pain scale-3wks

1 [1–3]

2 [0–4]

0.86

0.82

  1. Significant values are in bolditalics.
  2. Values are given as median [inter-quartile range] (Mann–Whitney U test) and N (%) (Pearson’s Chi-squared test). Adjustments were made for variables age, abdominal history, cul-de-sac obliteration, and additional procedures (resection of ovarian remnant, bowel shaving, oophorectomy, enterolysis) using regression analysis.
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