Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients undergoing right hemicolectomy stratified by the presence of laparoscopy in Taiwan in the year 2005–2009 (n = 15,633)
From: Comparison of clinical outcome between laparoscopic and open right hemicolectomy: a nationwide study
Variable | Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy (n = 1313) | Open right hemicolectomy (n = 14,320) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total no. | % | Total no. | % | ||
Patient characteristics | |||||
Male | 674 | 51.3 | 7550 | 52.7 | 0.334 |
Age | <0.001 | ||||
18–24 | 14 | 1.1 | 91 | 0.6 | |
25–34 | 59 | 4.5 | 447 | 3.1 | |
35–44 | 119 | 9.1 | 1031 | 7.2 | |
45–54 | 224 | 17.1 | 2193 | 15.3 | |
55–64 | 295 | 22.5 | 2713 | 19.0 | |
>64 | 602 | 45.9 | 7845 | 54.8 | |
Charlson comorbidity index score | <0.001 | ||||
0 | 320 | 24.4 | 1896 | 13.2 | |
1–2 | 65 | 5.0 | 631 | 4.4 | |
3 | 489 | 37.2 | 4582 | 32.0 | |
4 | 130 | 9.9 | 1586 | 11.1 | |
≥5 | 309 | 23.5 | 5625 | 39.3 | |
Hospital characteristics | |||||
Hospital teaching status | <0.001 | ||||
Yes | 1281 | 97.6 | 13,339 | 93.2 | |
Hospital Location | <0.001 | ||||
Northern | 687 | 52.3 | 7011 | 49.0 | |
Central | 340 | 25.9 | 2796 | 19.5 | |
Southern | 224 | 17.1 | 4282 | 29.9 | |
Eastern | 62 | 4.7 | 231 | 1.6 | |
Surgeon characteristics | |||||
Male | 1304 | 99.3 | 14,093 | 98.4 | 0.012 |
Age | <0.001 | ||||
<40 | 365 | 27.8 | 3650 | 25.5 | |
40–49 | 767 | 58.4 | 6855 | 47.9 | |
>49 | 181 | 13.8 | 3811 | 26.6 | |