Table 2.
Postprocedure complications for minimally invasive surgery (MIS) versus open surgery by procedurea
| Total | Any infection n (%) |
Days of antibiotic/patient | Minor bleed n (%) |
Major bleed n (%) |
Procedure-specific complication ratea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colectomy | ||||||
| MIS | 842 | 203 (24)b | 12.23 ± 17.81 | 141 (17)b | 34 (4)b | 5.93 ± 11.82b |
| Open | 1,903 | 728 (38)b | 16.46 ± 19.66 | 443 (23)b | 187 (10)b | 8.56 ± 12.40b |
| Appendectomy | ||||||
| MIS | 5,304 | 863 (16)b | 10.84 ± 9.04 | 328 (6) | 61 (1)b | 2.51 ± 3.96b |
| Open | 2,228 | 435 (20)b | 11.83 ± 13.29 | 153 (7) | 48 (2)b | 3.82 ± 6.84b |
MIS minimally invasive surgery
aRate refers to the number of complications within 30 days of procedure
b P < 0.05, MIS vs open surgery