Table 2.
Comparison operative characteristics between group I vs. group II
| Data items | Overall Population | Group I PCS |
Group II MCS-DST |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 64 (100%) | 35 (54.6%) | 29 (45.4%) | - |
| ERAS protocol, n (%) | 64 (100%) | 35 (100) | 29 (100%) | 1.000 |
|
Median operative time, Min (IQR) |
240 (172–261) | 242 (195–262) | 230 (139–260) | 0.305 |
| Surgical approach, n (%) | ||||
| Laparoscopic approach | 43 (67.2%) | 21(60%) | 22 (75%) | 0.077 |
| Conversion | 8 (12.5%) | 2/23 (8.6%) | 6/25 (24%) | 0.248 |
| Primary Open | 16 (25%) | 12 (34.3%) | 4 (13.8%) | 0.083 |
| Robot Assisted | 4 (6.2%) | 1 (2.9%) | 3 (10.3%) | 0.321 |
| Surgical procedure, n (%) | ||||
| TME | 16 (25%) | 6 (17.1%) | 10 (34.4%) | 0.149 |
| PME | 20 (31.2%) | 10 (28.5%) | 10 (34.5%) | 0.787 |
| Left Colectomy | 37 (57.8%) | 22 (62.8%) | 15 (51.7%) | 1.000 |
| Hartman reversal | 4 (6.25%) | 2 (5.7%) | 2 (6.9%) | 0.681 |
| Splenic flexure mobilization | 59 (92.2%) | 31 (88.6%) | 28 (96.6%) | 0.366 |
| Protective ileostomy in TME and PME patients | 22/35 (62.9%) | 11/16 (68.9%) | 11/19 (57.9%) | 0.727 |
| Anastomosis technique, n (%) | ||||
| Termino-terminal | 64 (100%) | 35 (100%) | 29 (100%) | 1.000 |
Legend:TME total mesorectal excision, PME partial mesorectal excision, ERAS Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, IQR Interquartile Range, MCS-DST Three-row manual staplers, PCS and two-row power circular staplers