TABLE 2.

Intraoperative and Postoperative Results

	DG-HAL	HAL	P
	n = 76	n = 46
Operative time (median, range)	30 (15–45)	25 (15–40)	0.005
VAS > 3	8 (10.5)	5 (10.9)	1.000
Bleeding	3 (3.9)	0	0.290
Surgery	2 (2.6)
Transfusion	1 (1.3)
Urinary retention	7 (9.2)	5 (10.9)	0.763
Hospital stay (median, range)	1 (1–4)	1 (1–3)	0.802
Conversion to ordinary hospitalization	5 (6.6)	2 (4.3)	0.709
Constipation	26 (34.2)	21 (45.7)	0.229
Tenesmus	11 (14.5)	11 (23.9)	0.189
Gas incontinence	0	0
Fecal incontinence	0	0
Anal stenosis	0	0
Resumption of daily activities within 2 weeks	55 (72.4)	35 (76.1)	0.651

Bold values indicate statistical significance.