Table 2 Primary outcomes
All patients | Excluding extreme outliers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harmonic scalpel (n = 17) | Traditional (n = 17) | p-value | Harmonic scalpel (n = 15) | Traditional (n = 15) | p-value | |
Operative time, min (mean, 95 % CI) | 140 [120–161] | 159 [134–184] | ns | 140 [119–161] | 147 [127–166] | ns |
Intraoperative blood loss, mL (mean, 95 % CI) | 260 [171–349] | 403 [261–545] | ns | 207 [158–257] | 403 [261–545] | 0.01 |