Table 1. Perioperative outcomes.
*statistically significant; SD: standard deviation; statistical test: Pearson’s chi-square test or Fisher's exact test
| Variable | Robotic-assisted (N=50) | Laparoscopic (N=50) | P value |
| Total procedure time, mean ± SD, min | 20.7 ± 3.84 | 18.82 ± 2.135 | 0.0032* |
| Conversion to open cholecystectomy, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | - |
| Intraoperative complications, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | - |
| Surgical site infection, n (%) | 1 (2) | 3 (6) | 0.3099 |
| Postoperative complications, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 0.3173 |
| Clavien-Dindo classification of postoperative complications, n (%) Grade I | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 0.3173 |
| Length of hospital stay, mean, days, mean | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pain score at 24 hours postsurgery, mean ± SD (measured by the 0 to 10 numerical rating scale, NRS) | 1.78 ± 0.68 | 3.3 ± 1.2 | <0.001* |
| Need for opioid analgesics, n (%) | 0 (0) | 10 (20) | 0.0009* |
| Readmission within 30 days after surgery, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | - |
| Reoperations, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 0.3173 |
| 30-day mortality, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | - |