Table 1 Patient characteristics.

From: Three-dimensional Stereoscopic Visualization Shortens Operative Time in Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

 

LTG

LDG

3D

2D

P

3D

2D

P

(n = 12)

(n = 13)

(n = 29)

(n = 40)

Age (years)

73 (66–80)

66 (64–69)

0.26*

70 (63–76)

68 (63–74)

0.67*

Sex (M/F)

6/6

10/3

0.23**

20/9

24/16

0.61**

BMI (<25/≥25 kg/m2)

10/2

10/3

1.00**

20/9

31/9

0.58**

OwBC/OwoBC$

10/2

8/5

0.38**

14/15

18/22

0.81**

T factor (1/2/3/4)

2/1/5/4

7/0/5/1

0.13**

16/3/9/2

19/6/9/6

0.72**

Lymphadenectomy (D1 + /D2)

5/7

9/4

0.24**

18/11

19/21

0.33**

Anastomosis$$ (overlap/FEEA)

1/11

2/11

1.00**

   

                              (R-Y/B-I/B-II)

   

12/13/4

17/18/5

1.00**

  1. *Mann-Whitney U test, **Fisher’s exact test, $operators with/without board certification, $$FEEA: functional end-to-end anastomosis; R-Y: Roux-Y; B-I: Billroth-I; B-II: Billroth-II.