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. 2019 Feb 1;33(11):3725–3731. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-06666-5

Table 2.

Outcome measures after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

3D n = 105 2D n = 104 p value
Operating room time, minutes, median; IqR 112.0; 100.0–128.0 108.5; 96.3–124.3 0.261
Operation time, minutes, median; IqR 49.0; 39.0–65.0 48.0; 38.5–59.8 0.703
Estimated blood loss, ml, mean (SD) 4.8 (13.3) 11.9 (60.9) 0.245
Intraoperative complications
 None 91 (86.7%) 89 (85.4%) 0.843
 Gallbladder rupture 7 (6.7%) 10 (9.7%)
 Intraoperative bleeding, minor 4 (3.8%) 4 (3.9%)
 Bleeding, liver bed, haemostat needed 2 (1.9%) 1 (1.0%)
 Iatrogenic lesion (liver cyst) 1 (1.0%) 0
Postoperative complication*
 Total 21 (22.3%) 22 (22.7%) 0.731
 Clavien–Dindo I 15 (16.0%) 12 (12.4%) 0.537
  Abnormal pain 9 (9.6%) 3 (3.2%)
  Urinary retention 2 (1.9%) 0
  Bleeding (abdominal wall) 0 3 (3.2%)
  Postoperative fever, (liver bed hematoma) 1 (1.0%) 0
  Dizziness 0 1 (1.0%)
  Nausea 0 1 (1.0%)
  Gastroenteritis 0 1 (1.0%)
  Respiratory infection 0 1 (1.0%)
  Other 3 (3.2%) 2 (1.9%)
 Clavien–Dindo II 6 (6.4%) 10 (10.3%) 0.435
  Surgical wound infection 6 (6.4%) 7 (7.2%)
  Thrombophlebitis from iv canula 0 2 (1.9%)
  Vaginal candidiasis 0 1 (1.0%)
Satisfaction with laparoscopic view, attendings, median; IqR 10; 10 10; 9–10 0.259
Satisfaction with laparoscopic view, residents, median, IqR 9; 8–10 8; 7–8 < 0.001

IqR interquatile range, LCC laparoscopic cholecystectomy, SD standard deviation

*Five patients had more than one complication