Table 5 Perioperative outcomes of low anterior resection after propensity score matching
1:1 Matched low anterior resection dataset | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Laparoscopic LAR | Robotic LAR | P value | |
Sample size | 4854 | 4854 | |
Operative time, median [IQR], minutes | 201 [151–264.25] | 246 [193–320] | < 0.001* |
Lymph nodes evaluated, mean (SD) | 20.28 (10) | 20.14 (10) | 0.744 |
Bleeding transfusion occurence | 143 (2.9) | 121 (2.5) | 0.189 |
Conversion to open | 503 (10.4) | 191 (3.9) | < 0.001* |
Postoperative ileus | 511 (10.5) | 579 (11.9) | 0.032* |
Anastomotic leak | 117 (2.4) | 165 (3.4) | 0.005* |
Textbook outcome | 3254 (67) | 3303 (68) | 0.297 |
Any complication | 580 (11.9) | 591 (12.2) | 0.754 |
Major morbidity (> 2 Clavien-Dindo grade) | 283 (5.8) | 345 (7.1) | 0.012* |
Length of hospital stay, mean (SD), days | 4.8 (4) | 4.7 (3.8) | < 0.001* |
30-day readmission | 440 (9.1) | 507 (10.4) | 0.023* |
30-day mortality | 20 (0.4) | 18 (0.4) | 0.871 |