Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients
| AirSeal® | Standard | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 96) | (n = 97) | ||
| Age at surgery, median (IQR), y | 54.0 ± 12.93 | 55.23 ± 13.2 | 0.12 |
| Sex, n (%) | > 0.999 | ||
| Male | 44 (45.8) | 44 (45.4) | |
| Female | 52 (54.2) | 53 (54.6) | |
| BMI, median (IQR), kg/m2 | 27.36 (24.64–30.95) | 27.75 (24.84–30.08) | 0.92 |
| ASA grad, n (%) | 0.75 | ||
| I | 36 (37.5) | 35 (36.1) | |
| II | 52 (54.2) | 53 (54.6) | |
| III | 8 (8.3) | 9 (9.3) | |
| History of surgery, n (%) | 32 (33.3) | 28 (28.9) | 0.67 |
| Anticoagulants, n (%) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | > 0.999 |
| Antiplatelet agents, n (%) | 9 (9.4) | 11 (11.3) | 0.18 |
| Smoking history, n (%) | 13 (13.5) | 10 (10.3) | 0.51 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 4 (4.2) | 6 (6.2) | 0.78 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 24 (25) | 24 (24.7) | 0.12 |
| Procedures, n (%) | 0.88 | ||
| Lap. cholecystectomy | 56 (58.3) | 58 (59.8) | |
| Lap. sigmoid resection | 6 (6.3) | 8 (8.2) | |
| Lap. herniotomy | |||
| Inguinal hernia unilateral | 6 (6.3) | 3 (3.1) | |
| Inguinal hernia bilateral | 11 (11.5) | 12 (12.4) | |
| Ventral hernia | 17 (17.7) | 16 (16.5) |
ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, BMI body mass index, lap. laparoscopic, IQR interquartile range