Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2012; 18(48): 7296-7301
Published online Dec 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i48.7296
Table 1 Patient characteristics
GroupCO2 insufflationAir insufflationP value1
(n = 30)(n = 30)
Age, yr, mean ± SD52.1 ± 5.150.9 ± 6.60.83
Sex (male/female)17/1316/140.80
Mean BMI (kg/m2)21.6321.790.54
Previous surgeries, n (%)
Any prior abdominal surgery17 (57)16 (53)0.80
Cholecystectomy9 (30)11 (37)0.58
Hysterectomy3 (10)2 (7)
Liver transplantation2 (7)1 (3)
Other25 (17)2 (7)0.30