Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and perioperative outcomes

Groups	PVEBT	TURBT	P-value
	N=34	N=30
Baseline characteristics
Age (year)	59.41±12.99	63.13±10.55	0.2170a
Gender (%)			0.4831b
Male	28 (82.35)	27 (90.00)
Female	6 (17.65)	3 (10.00)
Diabetes (%)	5 (14.70)	3 (10.00)	0.3633b
Hypertension (%)	10 (29.41)	6 (20.00)	0.3855c
Tumor size (cm)	1.65 (1.20–2.50)	1.50 (1.20–2.00)	0.6334d
Location (%)			0.3737b
Trigone area	13 (38.24)	7 (23.33)
Anterior wall	1 (2.94)	0
Posterior wall	2 (5.88)	1 (3.33)
Lateral bladder wall (left/right)	18 (52.94)	22 (73.33)
Perioperative outcomes
Operation time (min)	35 (30–45)	30 (20–40)	0.0082d
Hemoglobin decrease	5 (3–9)	7.5 (3–10)	0.3208d
Rinsing time	19 (16–23)	21 (17–27)	0.2928d
Obturator nerve reflex	0	10	0.0000b
Indwelling catheter	3 (3–4)	3.5 (3–4)	0.0808d
Hospitalization stay (day)	5 (4–6)	5 (5–6)	0.0438d

Notes: P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

^aTwo-sample independent t-test;

^bFisher’s exact test;

^cχ² test;

^dWilcoxon rank sum test.

Abbreviations: PVEBT, photoselective vapo-enucleation of the bladder tumor; TURBT, transurethral resection of the bladder tumor.