Table 2 Surgical outcomes of LATG and TLTG groups.
Variables | All patients (n = 217) | P value | Patients after propensity matching (n = 188) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LATG (n = 122) | TLTG (n = 95) | LATG (n = 95) | TLTG (n = 93) | |||
Operation time (min) | 262.6 ± 69.6 | 236.8 ± 97.1 | 0.05 | 268.9 ± 55.2 | 250.9 ± 66.4 | 0.07 |
EBL (mL) | 248.6 ± 226.2 | 94.1 ± 97.5 | < 0.01 | 244.2 ± 217.0 | 101.0 ± 103.4 | < 0.01 |
No. of retrieved lymph node | 38.8 ± 13.8 | 44.7 ± 19.1 | 0.10 | 39.4 ± 13.3 | 45.3 ± 19.3 | 0.14 |
No. of metastatic lymph node | 0.7 ± 2.6 | 1.1 ± 2.5 | 0.02 | 1.0 ± 3.6 | 1.1 ± 2.5 | 0.28 |
Analgesic frequency | 6.0 ± 4.6 | 5.5 ± 9.7 | 0.08 | 6.7 ± 7.8 | 5.4 ± 8.7 | 0.01 |
Duration of analgesic (days) | 4.8 ± 3.0 | 4.1 ± 5.9 | 0.29 | 5.5 ± 6.1 | 4.4 ± 5.4 | 0.04 |
Time to flatus (days) | 4.3 ± 1.0 | 4.5 ± 0.8 | 0.44 | 4.4 ± 1.0 | 4.4 ± 0.8 | 0.93 |
Time to liquid diet (days) | 6.3 ± 1.1 | 6.4 ± 3.6 | 0.90 | 6.6 ± 1.4 | 6.7 ± 4.0 | 0.95 |
Time to soft diet (days) | 7.4 ± 1.5 | 8.3 ± 4.6 | 0.22 | 7.8 ± 2.0 | 8.6 ± 5.1 | 0.14 |
Hospital stays (days) | 13.3 ± 8.7 | 11.4 ± 6.3 | 0.17 | 12.0 ± 4.7 | 12.7 ± 6.9 | 0.43 |
