Research Article

Patient Perceptions of Natural Orifice Translumenal Surgery

Table 1

Patient demographics.

CharacteristicMean (standard deviation) [range]

Age54.5 (15.9)
Height (cm)168.5 (10.4)
Weight (kg)82.1 (22.8)
BMI28.7 (6.9)

Frequency (Percent)

Male144 (43.0)
Existing abdominal scar209 (62.4)
Other major nonabdominal scar158 (47.2)