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Table 4 Comparison of different learning phases according to the CUSUM analysis

From: Evaluation of the learning curve and complications in unilateral biportal endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: cumulative sum analysis and risk-adjusted cumulative sum analysis

Variable

Total

Phase

P value

x2

n = 184

Learning Phase(n = 29)

Mastery Phase(n = 155)

Gender

   

–

0.804

Male

104

17

87

–

–

Female

80

12

68

–

–

Age(yr)

65.53 ± 6.21

63.86 ± 6.46

65.84 ± 6.14

0.450

–

BMI(kg/m2)

23.17 ± 2.45

23.21 ± 3.01

23.16 ± 2.34

0.138

–

Operation time(min)

140.14 ± 29.13

175.38 ± 34.23

133.55 ± 22.76

0.002

–

Hospital stay(day)

9.39 ± 2.15

13.07 ± 2.28

8.71 ± 1.23

0.000

–

Visible blood loss(ml)

164.80 ± 18.85

177.89 ± 16.83

162.35 ± 18.24

0.538

–

Surgical failure, n(%)

11(5.98)

6(20.69)

5(3.22)

–

0.000

Fusion rate(n)

92.9% (171)

86.2% (25)

94.2% (146)

–

0.252

  1. Significant values (P < 0.05) are in bold