Laparoscopic total colectomy: Does the indication influence the outcome?

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Nov 27, 2011; 3(11): 177-182
Published online Nov 27, 2011. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v3.i11.177

Table 3 Comparison of outcomes over 2 consecutive time periods (mean ± SD) n (%)

	1998-2002 (n = 21)	2003-2007 (n = 45)	P value
Inflammatory bowel disease	10 (47.6)	3 (6.7)	< 0.0001
Operative time (h)	5.0 ± 0.9	4.2 ± 1.3	0.0156
Conversion	4 (19.0)	5 (11.1)	0.4499
Length of stay (d)	16.5 ± 7.9	11.8 ± 5.9	0.0093
Time to first bowel movement (days from surgery)	5.1 ± 3.5	4.1 ± 2.8	0.2439
Overall morbidity	10 (47.6)	14 (31.1)	0.1941
Anastomotic leak	2 (9.5)	2 (4.4)	0.5865
Reoperation	5 (23.8)	4 (8.9)	0.1300

Citation: Cotte E, Mohamed F, Nancey S, François Y, Glehen O, Flourié B, Saurin JC, Poncet G. Laparoscopic total colectomy: Does the indication influence the outcome? World J Gastrointest Surg 2011; 3(11): 177-182
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v3/i11/177.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v3.i11.177