Table 2.

Telemedicine versus in-person follow-up for patients who underwent laparoscopic and/or endoscopic procedures

	Telemedicine; N (%)	In-person; N (%)	P value
Patients	86 (58%)	63 (42%)
Age; y mean (SD)	48.6 (± 20)	52.3 (± 14.1)	0.103
Male	37 (43%)	30 (48%)	0.578
LOS; d mean (SD)	2.3 (± 1.8)	2.7 (± 3.1)	0.458
Morbidity	5 (5.8%)	5 (7.9%)	0.609
Surgical procedure			0.201
Appendicectomy	26 (30%)	12 (19%)
Cholecystectomy	26 (30%)	20 (32%)
Hernia repair	3 (4%)	5 (8%)
Bariatric surgery	6 (7%)	4 (6%)
Gastroesophageal	6 (7%)	5 (8%)
Hepatobiliary	2 (2%)	4 (6%)
Small and large bowel	8 (9%)	10 (14%)
Exploratory laparoscopy	2 (2%)	0 (0%)
Adhesiolysis	1 (1%)	3 (5%)
ERCP	6 (7%)	1 (2%)
Others	1 (1%)	0 (0%)
Type of surgery			0.047
Elective	35 (41%)	36 (57%)
Urgent/emergency	51 (59%)	27 (43%)

LOS length of stay, ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, SD standard deviation, y years, d days