Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics
| Variables | Robotic (n = 143) | Laparoscopic (n = 157) | p | Robotic (n = 119) | Laparoscopic (n = 119) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age > 65 | ||||||
| Yes | 64 (44.7) | 82 (52.3) | 0.205 | 52 (43.7) | 58 (48.7) | 0.396 |
| No | 79 (55.3) | 75 (47.7) | 67 (56.3) | 61 (51.3) | ||
| Female—n (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 61 (42.6) | 82 (52.3) | 0.106 | 55 (46.2) | 61 (51.3) | 0.446 |
| No | 82 (57.4) | 75 (47.7) | 64 (53.8) | 58 (48.7) | ||
| BMI > 30 | ||||||
| Yes | 9 (6.3) | 18 (11.4) | 0.157 | 7 (5.9) | 13 (10.9) | 0.336 |
| No | 134 (93.7) | 139 (88.6) | 112 (94.1) | 106 (89.1) | ||
| ASA score > 2 | ||||||
| Yes | 23 (16.1) | 46 (29.3) | 0.008 | 22 (18.5) | 26 (21.8) | 0.465 |
| No | 120 (83.9) | 111 (70.7) | 97 (81.5) | 93 (78.2) | ||
| CCI > 5 | ||||||
| Yes | 27 (18.9) | 41 (26.1) | 0.167 | 19 (16.0) | 28 (23.5) | 0.243 |
| No | 116 (81.1) | 116 (73.9) | 100 (84.0) | 91 (76.5) | ||
| Colon cancer | ||||||
| Yes | 100 (69.9) | 86 (54.7) | 0.009 | 83 (69.7) | 74 (62.2) | 0.262 |
| No | 43 (30.1) | 71 (45.3) | 36 (30.2) | 45 (37.8) | ||
| Complicated diverticular disease | ||||||
| Yes | 12 (8.4) | 22 (14.0) | 0.146 | 9 (7.6) | 12 (10.1) | 0.512 |
| No | 131 (91.6) | 135 (86.0) | 110 (93.4) | 107 (89.9) | ||
| cT4 tumors | ||||||
| Yes | 7 (4.9) | 9 (5.7) | 0.801 | 7 (5.9) | 6 (5.0) | 1.000 |
| No | 136 (95.1) | 148 (92.3) | 112 (94.1) | 113 (95.0) | ||
| Bridge procedure to surgery | ||||||
| Yes | 3 (2.1) | 10 (6.3) | 0.09 | 2 (16.8) | 7 (5.9) | 0.125 |
| No | 140 (97.9) | 147 (93.7) | 117 (98.3) | 112 (94.1) | ||
| Enhanced recovery protocol | ||||||
| Yes | 31 (21.7) | 54 (34.4) | 0.015 | 29 (24.4) | 35 (29.4) | 0.405 |
| No | 112 (78.3) | 103 (65.6) | 90 (75.6) | 84 (70.6) |