Table 2.

Results of peri-operative outcome parameters after TLRP vs. HAL-RP and ORP

	TLRP (n = 35)	HAL-RP (n = 30)	ORP (n = 30)	P value§	P value*	P value**
Operating time‡ (min)	298 (235–375)	214 (149–400)	133 (97–260)	0.000	0.000	0.000
Primary protecting loop ileostomy	12	8	7	0.601	—	—
Hospital stay‡	9 (5–39)	10 (5–31)	11 (6–28)	0.139	—	—
Minor complications***	3	1	3	0.698	—	—
Wound infection	1	1	1
Urinary tract infection	2	0	1
Pneumonia	0	0	1
Major complications*** §§	7	5	4	0.745	—	—
Persistent ileus/inability to defecate	1 (1)	3 (1)	2 (2)
Anastomotic leakage	2 (2)	2 (2)	1 (1)
Intra-abdominal abscess	1 (1)	0	0
SB herniation through omentum	1 (1)	0	0
Stoma necrosis	1 (1)	0	0
Pulmonary embolism	1	0	0
Corpus alienum	0	0	1 (1)
Total number of patients with re-operation	6	3	4	0.705	—	—
All patients with diversion (including those after re-operation)	16	11	11	0.686	—	—

^‡ Median with range

^§ P TLRP vs HAL-RP vs ORP (Kruskall Wallis for continues variables, Chi square test or Fisher’s exact test (n < 5) for categorical variables)

^* P TLRP vs HAL-RP (Mann Whitney U test for continues variables, Chi square test or Fisher’s exact test (n < 5) for categorical variables)

^**P TLRP vs ORP (Mann Whitney U test for continues variables, Chi square test or Fisher´s exact test (n<5) for categorical variables)

^*** Within 30 days after operation

SB: small bowel

§§ numbers between parantheses are the numbers of patients requiring a re-operation for specific complication

TLRP: Total laparosopic restorative protocolectomy

HAL-RP: Hand-assisted laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy

ORP: Open restorative proctocolectomy