Table 2.

Primary outcomes

	AirSeal®	Standard	P
	(n = 96)	(n = 97)
Operating time, median (IQR), min	71 (56–94)	69 (52–93)	0.434
Lap. cholecystectomy	62 (54–86) (n = 56)	62.50 (48–79) (n = 58)	> 0.999
Lap. sigmoid resection	185 (176–206) (n = 6)	200 (181–218) (n = 8)	> 0.999
Lap. herniotomy	82 (60–102) (n = 34)	69 (59–85) (n = 31)	0.881
Postoperative shoulder pain, VAS	2 (0–4)	0 (0–3)	0.001

Data are presented as median (IQR, interquartile range); min minutes; lap. laparoscopic; VAS visual analogue pain scale