The Effect of Obesity and Increased Waist Circumference on the Outcome of Laparoscopic Nephrectomy

Table 2

Operative data.

Characteristic	Total (%)	Group 1	Group 2	value
Approach and completion
Laparoscopic	142 (98.6%)	70 (49.6%)	72 (50.4%)	0.5
Converted to open	2 (1.4%)	1 (50%)	1 (50%)
No. of ports
3	132 (90.2%)	68 (51.5%)	64 (48.5%)	0.12
4	12 (9.8%)	3 (25%)	9 (75%)
Ligation of hilum
Hem-O-lok	140 (97.2%)	70 (50%)	70 (50%)	0.49
Endoscopic stapler	2 (1.4%)	0 (0%)	2 (100%)
Suture	2 (1.4%)	1 (50%)	1 (50%)
Anaesthetic time (min, IRQ)	224 (201–250)	204 (190–210)	233 (215–265)	0.0022
Surgery time (min)	168 (139–192)	137 (128–162)	178 (160–190)	<0.0001
Blood loss (ml)	140 (50–205)	130 (50–150)	150 (50–300)	0.1496

All assessed with Fishers exact test. Assessed with Mann-Whitney test. : number of patients. No. of ports: number of ports. WC: waist circumference. GIA: gastrointestinal anastomosis. min: minutes. ml: millilitre.