TABLE 3.
Patient demographics: all patients
Laparoscopic | Open | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Cohort size, n | 44 | 29 | – |
Pure laparoscopic | 10 | NA | – |
Hand assisted | 34 | NA | – |
Gender, n (%) | 0.11 | ||
Male | 13 (30) | 14 (48) | – |
Female | 31 (70) | 15 (52) | – |
Average age, years | 55 | 62 | 0.04 |
Average ASA score, n | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0.10 |
Median operative time, min | 233 | 249 | 0.08 |
Average tumor size, cm (SD) | 5.1 (2.9) | 4.1 (3.6) | 0.04 |
Rate of malignancy (%) | 43 | 86 | 0.001 |
NA not applicable, SD standard deviation