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. 2026 Mar 19;40(6):4646–4655. doi: 10.1007/s00464-026-12746-0

Table 2.

Comparison of technical factors and perioperative characteristics between speedboat knife (SBK) and triangle-tip knife (TTK) patients

Characteristics SBK (N = 23) TTK (N = 88) p value
Operative time (min), median (IQR) 70 (55–86) 61 (50–76) 0.2606
Mucosotomy length, (cm), median (IQR) 2.3 (2.0–2.9) 2.6 (2.1–3.2) 0.7304
Closure clips, median (IQR) 5 (5–10) 6 (5–7) 0.6675
Perforation/leak, N (%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) –
Pneumoperitoneum, N (%) 0 (0%) 3 (3.4%) 1.0000
LOS (days), median (IQR) 1 (1–1) 1 (1–1) 0.0696
30-day readmission, N (%) 2 (8.7%) 8 (9.1%) 1.0000
90-day readmission, N (%) 3 (13.0%) 10 (11.4%) 0.7304