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 | |
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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 |