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Table 3 Comparison of operative data of the studied patients (N = 101)

From: Ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus conventional c-arm-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a prospective randomized comparative study

 

N

Mean

SD

Minimum

Maximum

P value

Puncture time (S)

      

 US-PCNL

51

22.45

± 6.95

12.00

36.00

< 0.001*

 FL-PCNL

50

68.28

± 56.76

10.00

210.00

 

Access time (Min)

      

 US-PCNL

51

3.92

± 0.72

2.70

5.60

0.460

 FL-PCNL

50

4.03

± 0.77

2.70

5.60

 

X-ray time (Min)

      

 US-PCNL

51

0.00

± 0.00

0.00

0.00

< 0.001*

 FL-PCNL

50

6.38

± 3.84

2.00

16.32

 

Operative time (Min)

      

 US-PCNL

51

61.47

± 6.07

38.00

100.00

0.349

 FL-PCNL

50

65.86

± 20.86

39.00

117.00

 

Hb change (g/dl)

      

 US-PCNL

51

− 0.23

± 0.35

− 1.80

0.00

0.007*

 FL-PCNL

50

− 0.55

± 0.75

− 3.00

0.00

 
  1. *Highly significant