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. 2023 Feb 18;49(3):341–350. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2022.0174

Table 2. Surgical outcomes of patients stratified according to Charlson Comorbidity Index.

Variables CCI ≥ 3 patients (n=107; 35.1%) CCI < 3 patients (n=198; 64.9%) p-value
Surgical Outcomes
Enucleation Technique (n, %) Three-lobes 38 (35.5) 89 (44.9) 0.17
En-bloc 69 (64.5) 109 (55.1)
Overall operative time (min) (median, IQR) 100 (67 - 120) 92 (65 – 115) 0.10
Enucleation time (min) (median, IQR) 51 (41 – 60) 45 (38 – 58) 0.08
Morcellation time (min) (median, IQR) 24 (16 – 35) 23 (16 – 32) 0.17
Lasing time (min) (median, IQR) 38 (32 – 47) 31 (29 – 40) 0.01
Energy delivered (kJ) (median, IQR) 141.3 (103.2 – 162.6) 118.0 (100.9 – 140.3) 0.01
Conversion to TURP (n, %) 0 (0) 0 (0) -
Conversion to open adenomectomy (n, %) 0 (0) 0 (0) -
Intraoperative complication (n, %) 10 (9.3) 19 (9.5) 0.77
Capsule perforation 7 (6.5) 13 (6.5)  
Bladder mucosal damage 3 (2.8) 7 (3.5)  

IQR = Interquartile Range