Table 4.
Duration of the operation for OA and PIRS surgery analyzed by the location (left- vs. right-sided inguinal hernia) in females.
| Variable | n (%) | M (SD) Minutes |
Me (IQR) Minutes |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OA | ||||
| Left-sided hernia | 42 (22.22) | 33.57 (9.52) | 32.5 (15) | 0.496 nss |
| Right-sided hernia | 73 (38.62) | 24.53 (9.66) | 30 (10) | |
| PIRS | ||||
| Left-sided hernia | 23 (12.17) | 25.43 (9.99) | 20 (15) | 0.538 nss |
| Right-sided hernia | 51 (26.98) | 24.12 (9.58) | 20 (10) |
not statistically significant (nss) U Mann–Whitney test, p > 0.05 (α = 0.05). M (SD), mean (standard deviation); Me (IQR), median (interquartile range).