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Table 2: Comparison outcome between laparoscopic adrenalectomy and open surgery 20
Open Laparoscopic
group group P
(n = 35) (n = 5) value
Mean operation time (min) 154 (38) 175 (66) NS
Mean blood loss (mL) 270 (181) 78 (108) < 0.0001
Mean specimen size (mm) 28 (15) 31 (14) NS
Postopperative length of hospital stays (days) 26 (17) 12 (6) 0.004
Petients with SIRS (%) 18 (51.4) 11 (31.4) NS
Mean duration of SIRS (days) 1.9 (1.0) 1.2 (0.4) 0.04
Letest postoperative day SIRS diagnosed 1.9 (2.6) 0.7 (1.3) NS
Note: NS—not statistically significant; SIRS—systemic inflammatory response syndrome; Data in parentheses are standard deviations,
unless otherwise noted.

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