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Table 3 Postoperative general recovery and complications of patients

From: The feasibility and safety of complete laparoscopic extended right hemicolectomy with preservation of the ileocecal junction in right-transverse colon cancer

 

Ileocecal junction-preserved group (n = 23)

Control group (n = 34)

P value

First ground activities, days, median (IQR)

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

0.742

First flatus passage, days, median (IQR)

3.0 (2.0–3.0)

3.0 (3.0–4.0)

0.010

Fluid diet intake, days, median (IQR)

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

0.213

Postoperative hospitalization, days, median (IQR)

6.0 (4.0–7.0)

6.0 (6.0–7.0)

0.017

Hospitalization cost, USD, median (IQR)

10306.3 (9819.4–10673.5)

9476.8 (8914.8–10378.9)

0.097

Postoperative diarrhea, n (%)

4 (17.4)

16 (47.1)

0.026

Clavien–Dindo complications, n (%)

4 (17.4)

7 (20.6)

1.000

 I–II

4 (17.4)

6 (17.6)

 

 III–IV

0

1 (3.0)

 

Reoperation, n (%)

0

0

-

Readmission, n (%)

0

0

-

Mortality, n (%)

0

0

-