|
SPA-LCE
(n=40) |
Conventional LCE
(n=40) |
P value |
| Mean operating time (min, SD) |
102 (31.5) |
103.4 (35.3) |
0.899 |
| Median estimated blood loss (mL, IQR) |
50 (88) |
50 (108) |
0.779 |
| Median hemoglobin drop (g/dl, IQR) |
1.5 (1.0) |
1.0 (1.0) |
0.414 |
| Mean postoperative hospital stay
(days, SD) |
1.9 (0.6) |
2.8 (1.0) |
0.008 |
| Operative complication rates |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Patients with IV-PCA |
8 (20%) |
6 (15%) |
0.677 |
| Mean postoperative pain score (SD) |
|
|
|
| Immediate |
2.8 (0.8) |
2.7 (0.7) |
0.668 |
| 6 hrs |
3.8 (1.2) |
4.2 (1.4) |
0.330 |
| 24 hrs |
2.6 (0.8) |
3.0 (1.2) |
0.220 |
| 48 hrs |
1.9 (0.5) |
2.8 (1.0) |
0.001 |
| Total requests of analgesics (SD) |
14.1 (4.4) |
13.8 (3.8) |
0.925 |
