Table 2.
Surgical outcomes between SLN mapping and PLND groups.
| Median (range) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SLN† | PLND‡ | p value∗ | |
| Operative time (minutes) | 129 (62–251) | 162 (83–340) | <0.001 |
| Blood loss (milliliters) | 100 (10–500) | 300 (10–1000) | <0.001 |
| Hospital stay after surgery (days) | 3 (1–43)∗ | 4 (2–18) | <0.001 |
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| Number (%) | |||
| SLN† (n = 109) | PLND‡ (n = 94) | p value∗∗ | |
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| Number of operative complications | 14 (12.8%) | 22 (23.4%) | 0.05 |
†SLN = sentinel lymph node mapping group. ‡PLND = pelvic lymph node dissection group. ∗Mann–Whitney for p value. ∗∗Chi-square analysis for p value.