Table 2.
Detailed postoperative in-hospital complications
| Variables | Benign Gynaecology (N = 756) | Colorectal (N = 233) | Urology (N = 282) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotic (N = 54) |
Laparoscopic (N = 652) | Open (N = 50) |
Robotic (N = 49) |
Laparoscopic (N = 123) | Open (N = 61) |
Robotic (N = 184) |
Laparoscopic (N = 12) | Open (N = 86) |
|
| Postoperative complications | 4 (7.4) | 24 (3.7) | 5 (10.0) | 3 (6.1)* | 16 (13.0)* | 16 (26.2)* | 3 (1.6)** | 1 (8.3)** | 14 (16.3)** |
| Gastrointestinal | 2 (3.7) | 12 (1.8) | 1 (2.0) | 3 (6.1) | 7 (5.7) | 8 (13.1) | 2 (1.1)^ | – | 1 (1.2)^ |
| Genitourinary | – | 5 (0.8)^ | 1 (2.0)^ | – | – | 1 (1.6)^ | 1 (0.5)^ | – | 9 (10.5)^ |
| Respiratory | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1.6)^ | – | 1 (8.3)^ | – |
| Wound | – | 1 (0.2)^ | 1 (2.0)^ | 1 (2.0) | 4 (3.3) | 6 (9.8) | – | – | 3 (3.5)^ |
| Haemorrhage | 2 (3.7) | 6 (0.9) | 2 (4.0) | 1 (2.0) | 5 (4.1) | 2 (3.3) | – | – | 1 (1.2)^ |
| Thrombosis/ Embolism | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1.6)^ | – | – | – |
| In-Hospital Mortality | – | – | – | 1 (2.0) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (3.3) | – | – | – |
Data presented as frequency (percentage); *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001; ^P value not able to be estimated