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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Mar 8;53(6):1181–1186. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.02.081

Table 3.

Per surgeon or resident supply cost and operating time for laparoscopic appendectomy for non-perforated appendicitis before and after intervention. PGY = Post Graduate Year

OR Supply Cost, median dollars (IQR) OR Time, median minutes (IQR)
Surgeon* Baseline Intervention P-value Baseline Intervention P-value
A (n=43) $876 ($746–$1063) $470 ($394–$702) <0.001 57 (40–76) 62 (54–77) 0.223
B (n=39) $789 ($498–$1022) $1006 ($916–$1097) 0.039 31 (26–42) 36 (30–44) 0.257
C (n=29) $878 ($857–$989) $196 ($166–$213) <0.001 60 (53–67) 61 (51–69) 0.913
D (n=27) $783 ($754–$884) $755 ($477–$839) 0.195 58 (47–74) 58 (49–67) 0.843
E (n=26) $676 ($668–$808) $248 ($209–$276) <0.001 64 (45–79) 58 (44–72) 0.697
F (n=21) $581 ($317–$726) $190 ($155–$250) <0.001 41 (38–45) 36 (31–43) 0.155
G (n=19) $842 ($756–$1002) $443 ($208–$499) <0.001 37 (31–40) 38 (33–47) 0.595
H (n=12) $915 ($387–$759) $612 ($387–$759) 0.009 34 (33–44) 55 (48–60) 0.045
Resident Level* Baseline Intervention P-value Baseline Intervention P-value
Intern (n=50) $794 ($716–$878) $682 ($419–$916) 0.146 56 (50–69) 56 (44–66) 0.701
PGY 3/4 (n=90) $808 ($672–$1002) $428 ($219–$727) <0.001 50 (37–73) 56 (42–65) 0.702
Junior Fellow (n=32) $888 ($781–$1002) $872 ($428–$959) 0.416 46 (32–51) 58 (35–64) 0.126
Senior Fellow (n=43) $737 ($622–$881) $250 ($185–$392) <0.001 42 (34–45) 40 (32–47) 0.920
*

Total number of cases per surgeon or resident level in both time periods