Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2012; 18(8): 806-813
Published online Feb 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i8.806
Table 2 Intraoperative and postoperative outcomes
Right hemicolectomyLow/anterior resection
NC groupC groupP valueNC groupC groupP value
(n = 263)(n = 26)(n = 827)(n = 67)
Operation time (min)1166.9 (65-397)189.6 (120-320)0.048178 (60-430)228.1 (80-480) < 0.001
Intraoperative complication (%)6 (2.3)1 (3.8)0.62143 (5.2)5 (7.5)0.429
Conversion to open surgery (%)2 (0.8)1 (3.8)0.1394 (0.5)1 (1.5)0.287
Diverting stoma formation (%)0018 (2.2)00.282
Postoperative hospital stay (d)17.8 (4-41)8.6 (5-22)0.3637.9 (4-34)8.8 (5-31)0.104
Postoperative complication (%)
Overall38 (14.4)5 (19.2)0.513109 (13.2)9 (13.4)0.953
Major9 (3.4)1 (3.8)0.91030 (3.6)4 (6)0.335
Colon pathology1
Tumor size (cm)5.3 (1-15)5.5 (2-12)0.8034.0 (0.5-17)4.2 (0.5-8)0.468
Proximal margin (cm)18.8 (2-72)16.8 (5-45)0.39414.1 (1-54.5)14 (5.5-30)0.943
Distal margin (cm)16.9 (1-60)18 (3-37)0.5984.4 (1-30)4.4 (1-14)0.945
Retrieved LN32.5 (2-93)27.4 (7-62)0.15716.5 (1-80)17.9 (5-65)0.264
AJCC stage (%)0.3520.803
I63 (24)3 (11.5)277 (33.5)20 (29.9)
II119 (45.2)14 (53.8)282 (34.1)25 (37.3)
III81 (30.8)9 (34.6)268 (32.4)22 (32.8)