Table 2. Characteristics of the study group according to the number of conversions, previous operations in the upper abdomen and conversions in groups previously operated in the upper abdomen, intraoperative bleeding and postoperative pancreatic fistula.
| Parameters | Conversions | Patients with previous operations in the upper abdomen | Conversions in groups previously operated in the upper abdomen | Intraoperative bleeding | Postoperative pancreatic fistula | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | LUS | NON-LUS | Total | LUS | NON-LUS | Total | LUS | NON-LUS | Total | LUS | NON-LUS | Total | LUS | NON-LUS | |||||
| Number of patients | 7 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| – | – | P=0.048* | – | P=1 | – | P=0.18 | – | P=0.048* | – | P=0.22 | |||||||||
*, statistically significant values (P<0.05). LUS, laparoscopic ultrasound.