Table 2.

Significant short-term (30 days) outcomes.

								Days to
Authors	Operative time (min)	Loss bood (mL)	Morbidity	Reintervention	Readmission	Mortality	Length of stay (days)	soft diet	flatus	stools
Wu et al.	144 versus 202*	131 versus 245*	10% versus 21%	0 versus 4%	0 versus 4%	0 versus 1%	3.9 versus 7.9*	3-4	2-3	3-4
Hasegawa et al.	180 versus 210	50 versus 80	13% versus 19%	NR	NR	0	8 versus 8	NR	NR	NR
Uchikoshi et al.	204 versus 232	548 versus 361*	25%** versus 18%**	NR	NR	0	42.5 versus 22.4*	32 versus 14*	3.6 versus 2.6*	NR
Hoorthy et al.	127 versus 118	350 versus 273	13.5% versus 15.4%	NR	NR	0	7 versus 8	4 versus 5	NR	NR
Lawes and Motson	100	NR	7%	NR	NR	0	5	NR	NR	NR
Goyer et al.	214 versus 191*	NR	17% versus 17%	0 versus 2%	NR	0	8 versus 7	NR	NR	NR
Broquet et al.	226 versus 215	NR	30% versus 38%	6% versus 7%	NR	0	9 versus 9	NR	NR	NR
Chaudhray et al.	85 versus 125*	NR	24% versus 17%	7% versus 3%	7% versus 3%	0	3 versus 3	NR	NR	NR
Holubar et al.	159 versus 165	100 versus 150	10% versus 30%	0% versus 10%	3% versus 10%	0	4 versus 7*	3 versus 4	3 versus 4	4 versus 4
Pinto et al.	182 versus 201	161 versus 201	36% versus 40%	10% versus 6%	NR	0	6.7 versus 7.4	4 versus 4	NR	4.6 versus 4.3
Bandyopadhyay et al.	110 (70–170)	50 (25–250)	7.4%	NR	0	0	4 (2–7)	1	NR	2 (1–3)

*P value < 0.05.

**Wound infection.

NR: not reported days.