The challenge of cholecystectomy after successful choledocholithiasis extraction in elderly patients with comorbidities.

BMC Surg · 2025 · PMC12797738 · PMID 41361811

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closest p · 1.6× alpha

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.08so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Although the difference did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.08), it was regarded as clinically meaningful.

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near-significantno p-value reported

Therefore, we described it as a ‘near-significant’ observation, emphasizing that confirmation requires larger, prospective studies with greater statistical power.

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