Table 8.
Average Length of Surgery and Hospital Stay
| AAT | TE/I | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n |
 (minutes) |
n |
 (minutes) |
|
| Length of initial surgery | ||||
| Unilateral | 9 | 353 | 5 | 97 |
| Bilateral | 10 | 483 | 11 | 102 |
| Length of exchange surgery | ||||
| Unilateral | — | — | 4 | 71 |
| Bilateral | — | — | 10 | 111 |
| n |
 (days) |
n |
 (days) |
|
| Length of hospital stay | 18 | 5.44 | 2* | 1.3 |
n, number of patients; 
, mean.
*Two of the TE/I patients were required to stay overnight during the course of their 2-stage procedure. Note: length of hospital stay was only available for 18 of the 19 AAT patients.