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Table 3 Postoperative courses

From: Right lower transverse incision versus vertical transumbilical incision for laparoscopic specimen extraction in patients with left-sided colorectal cancer: a comparative study of two mini-laparotomy techniques

Variables

RLT group

VTU group

p valuea

(n = 57)

(n = 57)

Time to first flatus (days, range)

3.0 (1.0–6.0)

3.0 (1.0–14.0)

0.657

Time to resumed soft diet (days, range)

6.0 (2.0–11.0)

7.0 (3.0–16.0)

0.150

Postoperative length of hospital stay (days, range)

14.0 (9.0–36.0)

14.0 (8.0–56.0)

0.411

Postoperative pain score (VAS, range)b

6.0 (1.0–9.0)

6.0 (1.0–10.0)

0.244

  1. RLT right lower transverse incision, VTU vertical transumbilical incision, VAS visual analog scale
  2. a p values were calculated using Wilcoxon’s rank sum test
  3. bMaximum VAS scores on days 1 to 7 after surgery were used to assess postoperative pain severity