. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 1.

Published in final edited form as: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Aug 21;159(4):625–629. doi: 10.1177/0194599818795881

Table 2.

Operative Outcomes.

	Patients, n (%)
	Full Series (N = 30)	Skill Acquisition Period (n = 11)	Proficiency Period (n = 19)	P Value^a
Completion of intended approach	29 (97)	11 (100)	18 (95)	.99
Operative time, min^b	136 [76-343]	191 [128-343]	119 [76-186]	<.001
Permanent RLN/MN injury	0	0	0	—
Drain placement	1	1	0	.37
Same day discharge	21 (70)	4 (36)	17 (89)	.004

Abbreviations: MN, mental nerve; RLN, recurrent laryngeal nerve.

Comparison between skill acquisition and proficiency periods. Bold indicates P <.05.

Median [range].