Table 1.
Participant characteristics.
| Characteristics | In-person (n=29) | Preoperative Clinical Video Telehealth (n=33) | P valuea | ||||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 62.83 (11.23) | 59.36 (15.43) | .32 | ||||
| Gender, n (%) | .26 | ||||||
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Male | 28 (96.6) | 28 (84.8) |
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Female | 1 (3.4) | 5 (15.2) |
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| Elixhauser comorbidity score, n (%) | .16 | ||||||
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≤1 | 5 (17.2) | 11 (33.3) |
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0 | 6 (20.7) | 9 (27.3) |
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≥1 and <5 | 8 (27.6) | 10 (30.3) |
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≥6 and <10 | 4 (13.8) | 1 (3) |
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≥11 and <19 | 6 (20.7) | 2 (6.1) |
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| Surgical specialty, n (%) | .68 | ||||||
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Urology | 7 (24.1) | 6 (18.2) |
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Colorectal | 1 (3.4) | 2 (6.1) |
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Ophthalmology | 1 (3.4) | 0 (0) |
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Plastic surgery | 1 (3.4) | 5 (15.2) |
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General | 6 (20.7) | 3 (9.1) |
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Orthopedics | 6 (20.7) | 6 (18.2) |
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Gynecology | 0 (0) | 1 (3) |
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Ear, nose, and throat | 2 (6.9) | 4 (12.1) |
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Neurosurgery | 4 (13.8) | 5 (15.2) |
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Vascular | 1 (3.4) | 1 (3) |
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| ASA class, n (%)b | .13 | ||||||
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1 | 1 (3.4) | 2 (6.1) |
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2 | 0 (0) | 5 (15.2) |
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3 | 27 (93.1) | 24 (72.7) |
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4 | 1 (3.4) | 2 (6.1) |
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Length of stay, mean (SD) | 6.55 (9.09) | 3.33 (3.97) | .07 | |||
aPearson chi-square test for categorical variables. Student t test for continuous variables.
bASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.