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Table 6 Comparison of different learning phases according to the RA-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 = 41)

Mastery Phase(n = 143)

Gender

   

–

0.680

Male

104

23

75

–

–

Female

80

18

68

–

–

Age(yr)

65.53 ± 6.21

64.27 ± 6.44

65.88 ± 6.12

0.487

–

BMI(kg/m2)

23.17 ± 2.45

23.40 ± 2.73

23.11 ± 2.31

0.482

–

Operation time(min)

140.14 ± 29.13

159.83 ± 39.81

134.50 ± 22.44

0.000

–

Hospital stay(day)

9.39 ± 2.15

11.93 ± 2.68

8.67 ± 1.24

0.000

–

Visible blood loss(ml)

164.80 ± 18.85

174.00 ± 16.6

162.17 ± 18.68

0.458

–

Surgical failure, n(%)

11(5.98)

7(17.07)

4(2.6)

–

0.000

Fusion rate(%, n)

92.9% (171)

85.4% (35)

95.1% (136)

–

0.074

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