Table 2.

Inpatient characteristics of surgical and device patients, shown as median (interquartile range)

	Device closure	Surgical closure	p Value
Number	43	19
Anaesthetic time (min)	92 (70–115)	170 (147–180)	<0.01
ICU stay (hours)	0	20 (18–21)	–
Hospital stay (hours)	29 (28–30)	88 (78–112)	<0.01
Post-procedure pain score	1.2 (0.4–3.0)	4.9 (3.1–7.7)	<0.001
Analgesia after 48 hours	0/43	13/19 (68%)	<0.001

ICU, intensive care unit.