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

Table 4

Mean operating times, conversion rate, and patients’ profile of Surgeons A after the first 19 cases.

	Surgeon A's subsequent 81 cases	Surgeon A's first 19 cases	𝑃
Cases, 𝑛	81	19
Operative time, minutes (range, SD)	62.5 (26–180, 30.2)	90.6 (43–135, 25.8)	0.04
Conversion rate, 𝑛 (%)	2 (2.5%)	4 (21%)	0.36