Table 1 Demographic characteristic and recovery outcomes of all randomized patients.
From: Surgical stress and metabolic response after totally laparoscopic right colectomy
Characteristics | All patients (n = 59) | Intracorporeal anastomosis (n = 30) | Extracorporeal anastomosis (n = 29) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n, %) | 26/59 (44%) | 13/30 (43.3%) | 13/29 (44.8%) | 0.99 |
Age (years) | 65.45 (4.46) | 65.26 (4.42) | 66.30 (4.19) | 0.26 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.82 (5.67) | 26.50 (4.53) | 27.31 (6.62) | 0.33 |
ASA score (n) | 2.91 (0.76) | 2.85(0.57) | 3.03(0.89) | 0.52 |
II | 15 | 8 | 7 | |
III | 35 | 19 | 16 | |
IV | 9 | 3 | 6 | |
AJCC Stage (n) | – | – | – | 0.66 |
I | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
II | 28 | 12 | 16 | – |
III | 22 | 13 | 9 | – |
IV | 6 | 3 | 3 | – |
Tumor localization (n) | – | – | – | 0.91 |
Cecum | 23 | 12 | 11 | – |
Ascending colon | 21 | 10 | 11 | – |
Hepatic flexure | 8 | 4 | 4 | – |
Proximal transverse | 7 | 4 | 3 | – |
Operative time (min) | 134.55 (11.75) | 132.35 (9.78) | 138.18 (16.12) | 0.03 |
Mobilization (h) | 14.11 (3.49) | 14.47 (4.36) | 13.93 (3.15) | 0.73 |
Time of first flatus (h) | 35.44 (14.7) | 32.60 (5.18) | 46.87 (9.47) | 0.001 |
Time to first stool (h) | 65.66 (16.93) | 56.26 (6.18) | 73.28 (5.51) | 0.001 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 4.92 (0.70) | 4.53 (1.01) | 5.14 (0.34) | 0.001 |
Tolerance to liquid diet (days) | 0.86 (0.13) | 0.81 (0.07) | 0.92 (0.10) | 0.001 |
Tolerance to solid diet (days) | 1.50 (0.23) | 1.43 (0.17) | 1.62 (0.22) | 0.001 |
VAS Score at 24 h after surgery (h) | 5.09 (2.10) | 4.19 (2.09) | 5.73 (1.23) | 0.001 |
VAS Score at 72 h after surgery (h) | 4.80 (1.35) | 4.38 (0.8) | 5.36 (0.64) | 0.001 |
