Research Article

SILC for SILC: Single Institution Learning Curve for Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Table 1

Operative and patient profile of the first 19 cases of Surgeons A and B.

Surgeon ASurgeon B

Cases, 1919
Mean operative time, minutes (range, SD)90.6 (43–135, 25.8)124.3 (61–182, 34.1)
Conversion rate, (%)4 (21%)2 (11%)
Acute cholecystitis, (%)3 (16%)1 (5%)
Previous abdominal surgery, (%)3 (16%)1 (5%)
Mean BMI (range, SD)25.4 (19.2–36.0, 4.8)22.4 (16.0–30.5, 4.0)