Table 3 Postoperative outcomes.

From: Reduced-port totally robotic distal subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancer: 100 consecutive cases in comparison with conventional robotic and laparoscopic distal subtotal gastrectomy

Variables

Reduced robotic

(n = 100)

Conventional laparoscopic

(n = 261)

p value

Conventional robotic

(n = 241)

p value

Bowel function recovery (days)

3.3 ± 0.8

3.3 ± 1.1

0.744

3.2 ± 0.7

0.27

Soft diet (days)

4.9 ± 3.5

4.7 ± 2.1

0.587

4.0 ± 0.4

0.02

Hospital stay (days)

6.6 ± 4.5

6.6 ± 3.5

0.947

5.4 ± 1.1

0.008

Maximum WBC (10^3/µL)

13.7 ± 3.3

13.1 ± 3.3

0.053

13.0 ± 3.5

0.106

Minimum Hemoglobin (g/dL)

11.3 ± 1.4

11.0 ± 1.4

0.213

11.4 ± 1.4

0.742

Minimum Albumin (g/dL)

3.4 ± 0.3

3.3 ± 0.3

0.164

3.4 ± 0.3

0.367

Maximum C-reactive protein (mg/L)

96.8 ± 57.4

87.8 ± 54.2

0.454

81.9 ± 56.1

0.027

Major complicationa

  

1

 

1

No

99 (99.0)

259 (99.2)

 

238 (98.8)

 

Yes

1 (1.0)

2 (0.8)

 

3 (1.2)

 

Readmission due to major complicationb

  

–

 

0.629

No

100 (100.0)

251 (99.6)

 

238 (98.8)

 

Yes

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

 

3 (1.2)

 

Mortalityb

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

2 (0.8)

 
  1. Values are shown mean ± standard deviation or n(%).
  2. aMajor complication was defined as Clavien–Dindo complication grade III or higher.
  3. bWithin 90 days after the operation.
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