Table 2. Endpoints.

Variables	Study (n=14)	Control (n=14)	P
Operation, n [%]
MIS	12 [86]	13 [92]	NS
Open	2 [14]	1 [7]	NS
Complications	1 [7]	2 [14]	NS
Blood loss (mean, cc)	198.5	241.4	NS
Length of stay (mean, days)	2.35	2.28	NS
Number of pre-operative visits (mean, visits)	1.52	3.20	0.02*
Time from initiation of blockade to resection (mean, days)	33	82	0.03*

*, statistically significant. NS, no significant.