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Table 2 Surgical statistics comparison

From: PACU discharge: equally safe and more cost-effective than floor admission for uncomplicated laparoscopic appendectomy

 

PACU

Floor

p-value

Average time from arrival to OR, hour (SD)

5.1 (2.6)

9.4 (7.5)

< 0.001

Average time from arrival to OR to surgery start time, min. (SD)

24 (7)

24.7 (6.6)

0.241

Time of day (surgery)

 Morning (0500–1159)

22 

13

0.198

 Afternoon (1200–1759)

32

29

 Evening (1800–2159)

19

16

 Night (2200–0459)

30

 42

Average surgical time, min (SD)

25.9 (11)

30.2 (14.4)

0.021

Average length of stay, hours (median, (IQR))

8 (4.4)

21.1 (14.1)

< 0.001