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Intraoperative characteristics.
| Characteristics | Low-volume surgeon (n = 453) Number of cases (%) |
High-volume surgeon (n = 321) Number of cases (%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operative time | |||
| Median in minutes (95% CI)a | 148 (84–212) | 146 (91–201) | 0.66 |
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| Blood loss | |||
| Median in mL (95% CI)a | 547 (136–958) | 308 (104–412) | <0.001 |
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| Conversion (laparoscopy only) | |||
| No | 195 (73) | 205 (82) | 0.01 |
| Yes | 71 (27) | 44 (18) | |
a95% confidence interval.
