Table 2.
Perioperative data, histological findings, and difficulty index.
| First period (30) |
Second period (30) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conversion rate | 0 | 1 | 0.32 |
|
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| Op. time (min, mean) |
377.16 | 258.6 | <0.001∗ |
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| Blood loss (ml, mean) |
484.3 | 337.3 | 0.01∗ |
|
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| n. of nodules (mean) | 1.27 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
|
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| Size (mm, mean) |
34.6 | 28.4 | 0.16 |
|
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| Hosp. Stay (days, mean) |
4.9 (2-13) | 4.9 (2-12) | n.a. |
|
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| Clavien I-II | 19 | 6 | <0.001∗ |
|
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| Clavien III-IV | 2 | 1 | 0.56 |
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| Readmission | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
|
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| Mortality (30 d) | 0 | 0 | n.a. |
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| HCC | 17 | 18 | 0.79 |
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| CHC | 0 | 1 | 0.32 |
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| Metastasis | 5 | 6 | 0.74 |
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| Adenoma | 4 | 2 | 0.40 |
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| Hydatic cyst | 2 | 3 | 0.65 |
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| Low difficulty score | 8 (26.7%) | 10 (33.3%) | 0.58 |
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| Intermediate difficulty score | 17 (56.7%) | 16 (53.3%) | 0.79 |
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| High difficulty score | 5 (16.7%) | 4 (13.3%) | 0.72 |
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| Modal score | 5 | 5 | |
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| Median score | 5 | 4.5 | |
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| Mean score | 4.97 | 4.67 | |
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| Standard deviation | 2.04 | 1.86 | |
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| Low vs Intermediate | p= 0.03∗ | p= 0.13 | |
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| Low vs. High | p=0.39 | p=0.03∗ | |
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| Intermediate vs. Low | p=0.001∗ | p<0.001∗ | |