Table 1.
Comparison of demographic data and treatment outcomes among surgeons.
| Surgeon A | Surgeon B | Surgeon C | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 90) | (n = 150) | (n = 74) | |||
| Demographic data of the patients | |||||
| Age (years) | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.571 * | |
| Median (IQR) | (2, 6.5) | (2, 6) | (1.5, 7) | ||
| Gender | Male | 62 (69) | 101 (67) | 46 (62) | 0.636 † |
| n (%) | Femele | 28 (31) | 49 (33) | 28 (38) | |
| Weight (cm) | 111 | 109 | 109 | 0.441 * | |
| Median (IQR) | (92, 123) | (94, 130) | (97, 128) | ||
| Height (kg) | 18 | 18 | 18.5 | 0.801 * | |
| Median (IQR) | (14, 25) | (14, 26.5) | (13, 26) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2); | 17 | 18 | 17.5 | 0.684 * | |
| Median (IQR) | (14, 17.7) | (14.5, 18.1) | (14.9, 18.6) | ||
| ASA classification, n (%) | |||||
| ASA I | 84 (93) | 139 (93) | 68 (92) | 0.891 † | |
| ASA II | 6 (7) | 11 (7) | 6 (8) | ||
| Lateralization, n (%) | |||||
| Left | 21 (23.5) | 35 (23) | 19 (25.5) | ||
| Right | 49 (54.5) | 90 (60) | 42 (57) | 0.839 † | |
| Bilateral | 20 (22) | 25 (17) | 13 (17.5) | ||
| Outcomes of treatment | |||||
| Duration of surgery (min) | |||||
| Unilateral repair | 21 (16.5, 25) | 12 (10.5, 16.5) | 25 (21.5, 30) | 0.002 * | |
| Bilateral repair | 28 (25, 33) | 19 (14, 21) | 31 (24, 36) | 0.0001 * | |
| Hospital stay (days) | 1 | 1 | 1 | >0.999 * | |
| Median (IQR) | (1, 1) | (1, 1) | (1, 1) | ||
| Conversions, n (%) | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 2 (2.7) | 0.432 ‡ | |
| Complications, n (%) | 4 (4.4) | 2 (1.4) | 4 (5.4) | 0.190 ‡ | |
| Hydrocele | 2 (2.2) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (2.7) | ||
| Blood vesels injury | 2 (2.2) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.4) | ||
| Swelling in the groin | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 1 (1.1) | ||
| Recurrence | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.4) | ||
* ANOVA; † Chi square test; ‡ Fisher exact test; IQR—Interquartile range; BMI—Body mass index; ASA—American Society of Anesthesiologists.