Table 2 Patient Characteristics according to surgeon age
From: Do older surgeons have safer hands? A retrospective cohort study
Patient characteristics | Surgeon Age < 45 years | Surgeon Age 45 – 50 years | Surgeon Age > 51 | Statistical test, p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOTAL | n = 207 | n = 271 | n = 283 | |
Gender Male | 113 (54.6%) | 150 (55.4%) | 171 (60.4%) | Pearson correlation, no correlation p = 0.259 |
Gender Female | 94 | 121 | 112 | |
Age (years) | 44.4 ± 1.966 | 44.1 ± 1.657 | 46.4 ± 1.583 | ANOVA, p = 0.100 |
Average Ischaemic Time (minutes) | 325.856 ± 11.758 | 329.621 ± 12.013 | 340.305 ± 14.96 | ANOVA, p = 0.268 |
Single | 80 | 64 | 68 | |
Bilateral | 127 (61.4%) | 207 (76.4%) | 215 (76%) | Pearson correlation, positive correlation with increasing surgeon age, p < 0.0001 |