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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Surgery. 2012 Apr 11;152(2):173–178. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.02.016

Table III.

NSQIP complication rates for the 2 groups

Long-LC CONV P value
Total complication rate, % 6.9 4.5 NS
Superficial skin infection, % 3.9 4.5 NS
Postoperative pneumonia, % 1 0 NS
Urinary tract infection, % 1 0 NS
Blood transfusion, % 0 0 NS

CONV, Conversion; Long-LC, long laparoscopy; NS, not significant; NSQIP, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.