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Table 1 Demographic and tumour resection data for each of the incision groups

From: Right Kocher’s incision: a feasible and effective incision for right hemicolectomy: a retrospective study

 

Midline incision

Right Kocher incision

p value

(n=100)

(n=113)

Age, years

65 (53-86)

65 (39-91)

NS

Females, n (%)

53 (53)

60 (53%)

NS

Body mass index (BMI-kg/m2)

21 (18–26)

21(17–27)

NS

Incision length, cm

12(10–30)

10 (8–12)

<0.05

Duration of operation, min

85(67–140)

70 (52–100)

<0.001

Nodes harvested, n

14 (5–20)

14 (5–25)

NS

TNM Stage (n and %)

  

NS

I

18 (18)

21 (18.6)

 

II

52 (52)

56(49.5)

 

III

28 (28)

32 (28.3)

 

IV

2 (2)

4 (3.6)

 

Positive resection margins

0

0

NS

  1. 1Values are median (range), unless otherwise indicated.
  2. 2NS, not significant.