Role of pelvimetry in predicting surgical outcomes and morbidity in rectal cancer surgery: A retrospective analysis

Table 5 Comparison of surgical outcomes according to operation type

	n	Open low anterior	n	Laparoscopic low anterior	n	Miles	P value
Operation time (min)	36	240 (165:360)	36	210 (130:360)	6	270 (180:360)	0.023c
Length of hospital stay (days)	36	9.50 (5:32)	37	7 (4:32)	6	9 (6:19)	< 0.001c
Readmission
Present	33	7 (21.21)	35	6 (17.14)	6	2 (33.33)	0.684b
Absent		26 (78.79)		29 (82.86)		4 (66.67)
Dissected lymph nodes	34	15 (1:29)	34	12 (2:42)	6	20 (2:30)	0.389c
Pelvic infection
Present	36	7 (19.44)	37	3 (8.11)	6	0	0.308b
Absent		29 (80.56)		34 (91.89)		6 (100)
Local recurrence	34	6 (17.60)	35	9 (25.70)	6	0	0.378a
Anastomotic leakage	33	5 (15.15)	36	3 (8.33)	0	0	0.527a
Surgical morbidity	36	15 (41.67)	37	11 (29.73)	1	1 (16.67)
Surgical mortality	36	3 (8.33)	37	2 (5.41)	6	0	0.783a

^aFisher-Freeman-Halton test.

^bFisher's exact χ² test.

^cKruskal-Wallis test.

Data are expressed as n (%) and median (minimum:maximum).