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Table 3 Surgical outcome in time periods

From: Increasing experience in laparoscopic staging of early ovarian cancer

 

Group I (first period), n = 9

Group II (second period), n = 8

Group III (third period), n = 8

P value

Operative time (min)

225.0 (100–260)

245.0 (145–285)

207.5 (181–270)

0.095

EBL (ml)

50.0 (10–1,000)

50.0 (20–200)

100.0 (20–1,500)

0.682

Total number lymph nodesa

6.5 (3–17)

8.0 (3–21)

21.0 (7–31)

0.003

 Pelvica

7.5 (1–12)

3.0 (1–13)

13.0 (4–19)

0.023

 Para-aortica

5.5 (2–7)

4.0 (2–8)

9.0 (3–12)

0.017

Hospital stay (days)

3.0 (2–5)

4.0 (3–6)

3.5 (3–6)

0.069

  1. Data expressed as medians with range
  2. aIn those patients where a pelvic and/or para-aortic lymphadenectomy was performed