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Table 2 Pre-and post-operative times for 10 consecutive patients at each hospital (total: 50 patients) before and after standardization of operating room procedures

From: Improvements in thoracic surgery outcomes: a multi-institutional collaboration study

 

Before n=50

After n=50

p-value

Pre-operative time (min)

   

 Median (25%, 75%)

59 (52, 70)

53 (48, 61)

0.008

Post-operative time (min)

   

 Median (25%, 75%)

52 (40, 70)

38 (29, 43)

<0.0001