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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2016; 8(6): 452-460
Published online Jun 27, 2016. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v8.i6.452
Published online Jun 27, 2016. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v8.i6.452
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study cohort
| Variables | Lap (%) n = 200 | Converted (%) n = 25 | Open (%) n = 408 | P value | |
| Gender | Male | 128 (64) | 15 (60) | 243 (60) | 0.570 |
| Female | 72 (36) | 10 (40) | 165 (40) | ||
| Median age (yr) | 59 | 63 | 66 | < 0.001 | |
| Ethnic group | Chinese | 172 (86) | 22 (88) | 352 (86.3) | 0.368 |
| Malay | 9 (4.5) | 0 | 19 (4.7) | ||
| Indian | 4 (2) | 2 (8) | 18 (4.4) | ||
| Others | 15 (7.5) | 1 (4) | 19 (4.7) | ||
| ASA | 1 | 75 (37.5) | 4 (16) | 84 (20.6) | 0.002 |
| 2 | 105 (52.5) | 20 (80) | 267 (65.4) | ||
| 3 | 20 (10) | 1 (4) | 55 (13.5) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.4) | ||
| Location of tumor | Lower rectum | 68 (34) | 8 (32) | 131 (32.1) | 0.381 |
| Middle rectum | 90 (45) | 10 (40) | 212 (52) | ||
| Upper rectum | 42 (21) | 7 (28) | 65 (15.9) | ||
| Type of surgery | HAR | 30 (15) | 4 (16) | 24 (5.9) | 0.067 |
| LAR (w/stoma) | 27 (13.5) | 4 (16) | 82 (20.1) | ||
| LAR (w/o stoma) | 32 (16) | 5 (20) | 76 (18.6) | ||
| ULAR | 98 (49) | 12 (48) | 193 (47.3) | ||
| APR | 13 (6.5) | 0 | 33 (8.1) | ||
| Neo-adjuvant therapy status | Chemo-therapy | 5 (2.5) | 0 | 14 (3.4) | < 0.001 |
| Radio-therapy | 3 (1.5) | 0 | 12 (2.9) | < 0.001 | |
| Adjuvant therapy status | Chemo-therapy | 65 (32.5) | 15 (60) | 134 (32.8) | 0.071 |
| Radio-therapy | 28 (14) | 7 (28) | 82 (20.1) | 0.271 |
- Citation: Tan WJ, Chew MH, Dharmawan AR, Singh M, Acharyya S, Loi CTT, Tang CL. Critical appraisal of laparoscopic vs open rectal cancer surgery. World J Gastrointest Surg 2016; 8(6): 452-460
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v8/i6/452.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v8.i6.452