Table 4 Postoperative outcomes

Body temperature^a,b

37.8 ± 0.4

37.9 ± 0.6

0.526

Postoperative blood test^a

 WBC (/μL)^c

9688.2 ± 2567.8

9655.8 ± 3473.5

0.970

 CRP (mg/dL)^c

8.6 ± 5.3

7.1 ± 5.3

0.278

 Amylase (U/L)^d

263.9 ± 321.2

250.3 ± 301.9

0.867

Ambulation (days)^a,e

1.0 ± 0.2

1.1 ± 0.3

0.705

Fluid intake (days)^e,f

1.0 (1–2)

3.0 (1–5)

< 0.001

Meal intake (days)^e,f

3.0 (3–5)

4.0 (3–5)

< 0.001

Postoperative hospital stay (days)^f

10 (8–40)

10 (7–18)

0.2412