Research Article
Comparison between LigaSure™ and Harmonic® in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Single-Center Experience on 422 Patients
Table 1
Characteristics of study population.
| | | LigaSure™ () | Harmonic Ace® () | value |
| | Female (n) | 175 | 139 | 0.090 | | Age (years) | 42.6 ± 10.73 | 41.2 ± 8.26 | 0.131 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 47.2 ± 6.11 | 47.7 ± 5.23 | 0.365 | | Diabetes (n) | 81 | 77 | 0.513 | | Hypertension (n) | 67 | 75 | 0.072 | | Length of stay (days) | 4.8 ± 1.3 | 5.1 ± 2.1 | 0.074 | | Cartridge used (n) | 6.51 ± 0.79 | 6.56 ± 0.77 | 0.512 |
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