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. 2017 Jun 2;29(2):297–306. doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3353-0

Table 3.

Surgeon-reported outcomes of single-surgeon operations

Surgical experience (number of operations per active year) ≤ 6 >6 and < 12 ≥12 and < 24 ≥24 P value
Perioperative bleeding (ml)
  Mean 32.97 30.26 29.33 31.08
  SD 37.26 32.53 34.08 29.42 0.004
  n 2,092 2,887 2172 580
  N 2,517 3,232 2,488 676
Reoperation due to complications within 1 year
  Yes 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
  95% CI (0.5–1.3) (0.4–1.0) (0.4–1.1) (0.2–1.7) 0.926
  N 2,214 2,748 2,243 615
Surgeon-reported complication (of any kind) within 1 year
  Yes 16.0% 15.5% 14.3% 13.5%
  95% CI 402 502 357 91 0.219
  N 2,214 2,748 2,243 615
Organ damage (perforation: bladder, urethra, or intestine)
  Yes 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
  95% CI (0.01–0.3) (0.01–0.22) (0.025–0.35) N/A 0.752
  N 2,517 3,232 2,488 676
Operation time (min)
  Mean 42.31 41.33 37.18 29.01
  SD 18.231 17.970 16.945 13.426 0.000
  n 2,078 2,908 2,159 576
  N 2,517 3,232 2,488 676
Time in hospital (days)
  Mean 0.64 0.47 0.43 0.11
  SD 0.840 0.848 0.699 0.474 0.000
  n 2,381 3,159 2,437 663
  N 2,517 3,232 2,488 676