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. 2020 Aug 19;231(5):511–519. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.07.783

Table 1.

Demographic and Operative Characteristics

Characteristic GAL (n = 50) COL (n = 50) Overall (n = 100) p Value
Sex, n (%) 0.63
 Male 11 (22) 10 (20) 21 (21)
 Female 39 (78) 40 (80) 79 (79)
Age, y, mean (SD), range 32.4 (10.71), 16–60 34.7 (13.07), 15–70 33.5 (11.95), 15–70 0.165
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD), range 20.94 (2.79), 16–27 21.44 (2.96), 15–27 21.19 (2.87), 15–27 0.39
Abdominal wall thickness, cm, mean (SD), range 2.9 (0.85), 1.5–4.5 3.06 (0.80), 1.5–4.6 2.98 (0.83), 1.5–4.6 0.323
ASA score, n (%) 0.2398
 1 45 (90) 48 (96) 93 (93)
 2 5 (10) 2 (4) 7 (7)
Comorbidity, n (%) 1 (2) 1 (2) 2 (2) 1
 Heart disease 1 (2) 0 (0) 1 (1) 0.315
 Diabetes 0 (0) 1 (2) 1 (1) 0.315
 Other 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0
Ongoing medication n (%) 4 (8) 2 (4) 6 (6) 0.4
 Antiplatelet 1 (2) 0 (0) 1 (1) 0.315
 Antitubercular 3 (6) 2 (4) 5 (5) 0.646
 Other 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0
No. of deliveries/births, n (%) 0.903
 0 12 (24) 15 (30) 27 (27)
 1 to 2 22 (44) 19 (38) 41 (41)
 >2 16 (32) 16 (32) 32 (32)
Smoker, n (%) 3 (6) 5 (10) 8 (8) 0.461
Alcohol use, n (%) 2 (4) 3 (6) 5 (5) 0.646
Procedure, n
 Cholecystectomy 40 40 80
 Appendectomy 7 7 14 1
 Diagnostic laparoscopy 3 3 6

ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification; COL, conventional laparoscopic operation; GAL, gasless laparoscopic operation.