Table 4 Operative findings before and after matching between HL and LL group.

From: Comparison of robotic assisted and laparoscopic radical resection for rectal cancer with or without left colic artery preservation

 

Entire cohort

t

P

 PSM cohort

t

P

HL

LL

HL

LL

Operation time(min)

130.65 ± 8.53

127.00 ± 24.88

1.764

0.078

130.86 ± 8.64

128.67 ± 26.03

0.943

0.346

Blood loss(mL)

65.60 ± 7.48

54.01 ± 12.68

10.607

0.000

65.71 ± 7.37

54.42 ± 12.99

8.908

0.000

Number of harvested LNs

19.51 ± 4.78

19.19 ± 2.92

0.963

0.336

19.54 ± 4.85

18.81 ± 2.89

1.533

0.126

Number of positive LNs

5.40 ± 1.67

5.84 ± 1.06

-3.758

0.000

5.50 ± 1.64

5.71 ± 1.10

-1.242

0.215

Time to flatus (day)

2.15 ± 0.57

2.30 ± 0.73

-2.308

0.021

2.17 ± 0.57

2.03 ± 0.79

1.654

0.099

Urinary catheter withdrawal time (day)

6.02 ± 2.38

4.37 ± 1.70

9.294

0.000

6.06 ± 2.43

4.87 ± 2.04

4.414

0.000

Postoperative hospital stay (day)

7.98 ± 3.36

6.66 ± 2.41

5.260

0.000

7.96 ± 3.44

7.35 ± 2.24

1.776

0.077

Time to regular diet (day)

4.02 ± 1.52

3.54 ± 0.94

4.570

0.000

4.01 ± 1.52

3.76 ± 1.01

1.628

0.105