Table 2.
Mean operative time, hospital stay, and complications
| Group A | Group B | p | Group C | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 2539) | (n = 142) | (n = 101) | |||
| Mean operative time (min) | 61.12 ± 4.75 | 94.19 ± 8.46* | < 0.0001 | 63.13 ± 7.62* | < 0.0001 |
| (Range) | (50–75) | (70–110) | (50–80) | ||
| Mean hospital stay (days) | 1.21 ± 0.39 | 1.17 ± 0.39 | 0.236 | 1.20 ± 0.23 | 0.453 |
| (1–2) | (1–2) | (1–2) | |||
| Complications n (%) | 19 (0.75%) | 3 (2.11%) | 0.063 2 | (1.98%) | 1.0 |
| Bleeding n (%) | 7 (0.27%) | 1 (0.70%) | 0 (0.00%) | ||
| Biliary injury n (%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | ||
| Gastric leak n (%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | ||
| Port site infection | 12 (0.47%) | 2 (1.45%) | 1 (0.99%) | ||
| Pneumonia | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.99%) | ||
| Pulmonary embolism | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
A = no gallstones (sleeve gastrectomy only), B = simultaneous cholecystectomy, C = asymptomatic gallstones (sleeve gastrectomy only), *p = < 0.05 (significant).[Data expressed as a percentage (%) and mean ± standard deviation (SD)]