Duration of procedure (min), median (range)
|
120 (100–160)
|
115 (80–140)
|
0.099
|
Blood loss (mL), median (range)
|
30 (10–60)
|
40 (10–70)
|
0.084
|
Conversion to open surgery, n (%)
|
1 (3.7)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0.474
|
Intraoperative complication, n (%)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
| |
Length of abdominal incision (cm), median (range)
|
5.1 (4.5–16.3)
|
8.2 (7.0–10.0)
|
<0.001
|
Distal resection margin (cm), median (range)
|
2 (1.7–2.3)
|
2 (1.6–2.5)
|
0.993
|
No. of harvested lymph nodes, median (range)
|
15 (11–19)
|
16 (11–23)
|
0.086
|
Postoperative TNM stage
| | |
0.488
|
I, n (%)
|
2 (7.4)
|
1 (3.3)
| |
II, n (%)
|
11 (40.7)
|
9 (30.0)
| |
III, n (%)
|
14 (51.9)
|
20 (66.7)
| |
Reoperation, n (%)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
| |
Postoperative complication, n (%)
|
1 (3.7)
|
3 (10.0)
|
0.613
|
Duration until ambulation (h), median (range)
|
18 (15–22)
|
17 (10–26)
|
0.261
|
Duration until first flatus (h), median (range)
|
51 (39–63)
|
52.5 (42–240)
|
0.243
|
Length of postoperative hospital stay (d), median (range)
|
9 (7–13)
|
8 (7–21)
|
0.060
|
Overall hospital costs ($), median (range)
|
6366 (5892–7465)
|
6711 (5983–7679)
|
0.676
|
Readmission, n (%)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
| |