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. 2008 Feb 27;51(5):541–548. doi: 10.1007/s10350-007-9168-1

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