Table
2: Comparison of the cases
according to the Learning Curve.
|
First 10 patients |
Last 8 patients |
p |
AGE |
64,50 ± 11,655 |
64,25 ± 9,94 |
>0,05 |
BMI |
27,268±3,32 |
27,20 ± 4,57 |
>0,05 |
Nº OF MAPPED SN |
1 (0-3) |
2 (1-3) |
0,006 |
Nº OF FAILED SN |
1 (0-2) |
0 (0-1) |
0,003 |
Nº TOTAL SN REMOVED |
17 (1, 42) |
21(1-44) |
>0,05 |
Age and BMI are expressed in Mean and Standard
Deviation. Nº of mapped and failed SNs are expressed in Median, Minimum Value
and Maximum value.
BMI:
Body Mass Index (kg/m2); SN: Sentinel Lymph Nodes.