Outcomes
There were no statistically significant differences in operative
outcomes between the 2 groups. Mortality occurred in 2 patients (0.5%)
and 1 patient (0.3%) (p= 0.7), renal failure in 3 patients
(0.8%) and 2 patients (0.6%) (p= 0.75), bleeding in 4 patients
(1.1%) and 3 patients (0.9%) (p= 0.8), infection in 2 patients
(0.5%) and 1 patient (0.3%) (p =0.7) in groups A and B,
respectively. Median postoperative length of stay decreased in group B
compared to group A, (4.5 days in group B vs 5.0 days in group A;p =.02) (Table 2).