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Table 2 Preload and manual IOL operation time by hospital

From: The impact of preloaded intraocular lens implantation system (TECNIS iTec®) in routine cataract surgery in China: a time-motion analysis

Hospital

Preload (s)

Manual (s)

Differencea

P-value

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

Overall

1591

353.84 ± 110.28

1000

367.46 ± 126.82

-3.71%

0.004*

Hospital A

253

229.17 ± 55.64

308

253.86 ± 52.30

-9.73%

< 0.001**

Hospital B

295

456.65 ± 89.81

98

452.37 ± 97.88

0.95%

0.690

Hospital C

186

277.15 ± 22.00

119

286.02 ± 10.17

-3.10%

< 0.001**

Hospital D

151

493.79 ± 75.10

149

508.76 ± 76.07

-2.94%

0.087

Hospital E

230

298.57 ± 68.59

60

342.91 ± 73.51

-12.93%

< 0.001**

Hospital F

141

385.67 ± 55.50

138

410.33 ± 74.16

-6.01%

0.002*

Hospital G

184

332.82 ± 26.87

60

339.97 ± 55.74

-2.10%

0.184

Hospital H

151

396.46 ± 93.31

68

551.49 ± 127.63

-28.11%

< 0.001**

  1. foraDifference: Preload IOL vs. Manual IOL no bold
  2. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.001