Table 2 Operative outcomes.

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)

Operative time (min)

351 (335–380)

406 (367–465)

0.026*

269 (243–326)

344 (288–402)

<0.01*

Dissection time (min)

183 (162–203)

232 (190–234)

0.011*

161 (128–196)

213 (178–258)

<0.01*

Anastomosis time (min)

21 (17–24)

24 (21–31)

0.12*

18 (15–21)

19 (16–27)

0.12*

IKT/EKT/LHS/running$$$

9/2/1/0

2/5/2/4

0.012**

26/2/1/0

15/2/22/1

<0.01**

Blood loss (mL)

12 (0–85)

40 (0–55)

0.71*

0 (0–0)

3 (0–40)

0.010*

Dissected lymph nodes

49 (45–59)

48 (41–56)

0.35*

41 (29–47)

38 (30–49)

0.77*

Metastatic lymph nodes

0 (0–1.5)

0 (0–4.5)

0.85*

0 (0–2)

0 (0–2)

0.96*

Complication grade ≥2

1 (8.3%)

4 (31%)

0.14**

2 (6.9%)

6 (15%)

0.30**

Postoperative hospital stay

13 (11–14)

17 (13–23)

<0.01*

13 (11–14)

14 (12–19)

0.035*

  1. *Mann-Whitney U test, **Fisher’s exact test, $$$IKT/EKT: intracorporeal/extracorporeal knot-tying; LHS: laparoscopic hernia stapler; running: running suture