Table 2.
Task 2 (creation of the gastric pouch) performance metrics
| Performance metric | General group | Bariatric group | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | ||
| Total time (s) | 901.5 | 711.2–1,161.5 | 820.0 | 606.7–1,443.5 | 0.7913 |
| Pouch volume (cm3) | |||||
| Unsafe dissection (%) | 47.2 | 39.2–63.8 | 51.0 | 40.8–59.5 | 0.9397 |
| Distance from GE junction (mm) | 26.6 | 23.3–39.0 | 47.5 | 36.3–52.4 | 0.0284 |
| Times the linear cutter was fired (n) | 3.5 | 2.7–5.0 | 3.0 | 3.0–4.0 | 0.5408 |
| Fundus included in the pouch (%) | 29.4 | 18.8–42.2 | 8.4 | 2.9–14.9 | 0.0034 |
| Time of unsafe coagulation (s) | 26.5 | 14.5–43.7 | 3.5 | 2.0–10.7 | 0.0006 |
| Complications (n) | 0.0 | 0.0–0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0.1462 |
| Bleeding (n) | 5.5 | 2.0–8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0–1.0 | 0.0003 |
| Noncauterized bleeding (n) | 1.0 | 1.0–1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0.0006 |
IQR interquartile range, GE gastroesophageal