Table 3 Outcomes
From: Feasibility of purely laparoscopic resection of locally advanced rectal cancer in obese patients
Parameter | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese |
|---|---|---|---|
N=7 | N=12 | N=7 | |
Median LOS (days) | 12.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
Range | 4.0 to 30.0 | 3.0 to 14.0 | 4.0 to 17.0 |
Median estimated blood loss (ml) | 200.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 |
Range | 50.0 to 700.0 | 50.0 to 650.0 | 125.0 to 500.0 |
Median operative time (minutes) | 195.0 | 240.5 | 264.0 |
Range | 125.0 to 351.0 | 127.0 to 578.0 | 143.0 to 359.0 |
Median number of lymph nodes retrieved | 19.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 |
Range | 9.0 to 32.0 | 9.0 to 46.0 | 15.0 to 31.0 |
Median lymph node ratio (positive/total) | 0.32 | 0.13 | 0.00 |
Range | 0.00 to 0.72 | 0.00 to 0.61 | 0.00 to 0.83 |
Negative margins (radial) | 7 (100%) | 10 (83.3%) | 6(85.7%) |
Negative margins (proximal/distal) | 7 ([100%) | 12 (100%) | 7 (100%) |
Conversion | 1 (14.3%) | 2 (16.7%) | 0 (0%) |
No. of patients with complications | 2 (28.3%) | 4 (33.3%) | 1 (14.3%) |
Mortality | - | 1 | - |