Table 3 Postoperative outcomes and costs of patients who underwent gastrectomy for gastric cancer using either articulating laparoscopic instruments (ALI group) or a robotic surgical system (robotic group) for lymph node dissection.

From: Short-term outcomes and cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic gastrectomy with articulating instruments for gastric cancer compared with the robotic approach

Variables

Group

p

ALI (n = 88)

Robotic (n = 96)

Hospital stay, days

4.5 ± 1.7

4.1 ± 1.1

0.057

Time to passing gas, days

2.6 ± 0.7

2.7 ± 0.7

0.153

Early complicationsa

  

0.535

 None

49

55

 

 C-D grade I

18

20

 

 C-D grade II

19

20

 

 C-D grade IIIa

2

0

 

 C-D grade IIIb

0

1

 

Mortalitya

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

NA

Total cost, USD

9822 ± 162

11,178 ± 202

 < 0.001

Hospital stay cost, USD

813 ± 49

978 ± 50

0.020

Operation cost, USD

6303 ± 96

7546 ± 149

 < 0.001

Perioperative care, USD

2705 ± 96

2654 ± 82

0.682

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard error or number (percentage).
  2. ALI, articulating laparoscopic instrument; C-D, Clavien-Dindo; NA, not applicable.
  3. aIn the first 30 days after surgery.
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