Table 6.

Comparison of complications between malignant and benign cases

	Malignant (n = 34)	Benign (n = 69)	P
Resected vertebral segments, median (IQR)	2 (2)	1 (2)	0.133
Complication rate, n (%)	26 (76.5)	53 (76.8)	0.969
Surgical duration (min), mean (SD)	610 (236)	482 (174)	0.005*
Estimated blood loss (ml), mean (SD)	2023 (1421)	2008 (1348)	0.758
Hospital stay (days), mean (SD)	26.4 (17.8)	19.4 (9.2)	0.009*
Wound healing problems, n (%)	4 (11.8)	1 (1.4)	0.040*

SD Stands for standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range

Comparison was conducted utilizing unpaired student t test, Mann–Whitney U test, Chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test accordingly

^*Significantly different at P < 0.05