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. 2019 Feb 1;2(1):54–59. doi: 10.31662/jmaj.2018-0037

Table 2.

Outcomes of Laparoscopic Appendectomy.

Resident Surgeon Fellow Surgeon p Value
n (%) n (%)
Length of stay, days† 5.0 (4.0–7.0) 5.5 (4.3–9.5) 0.430
Operative time, min† 77.0 (57–98) 65.5 (57–105) 0.771
Blood loss, g 5 (3–10) 5 (1–14) 0.572
Overall complications 14 (13%) 5 (19%) 0.535
 Wound infection 0 1 (4%) 0.200
 Intra-abdominal abscess 5 (5%) 3 (12%) 0.198
 Ileus 7 (7%) 0 0.344
Clavien–Dindo classification 0.108
 1 8 (8%) 2 (8%)
 2 4 (4%) 0
 3a 2 (2%) 3 (12%)
Conversion 1 (1%) 1 (4%) 0.361
Reoperation 0 0 1.000
In-hospital mortality 0 0 1.000

† data listed as median (interquartile range).