Table 2.

Comparison of postoperative complications between open and laparoscopic resection

	Open	Laparoscopic	p values
	n = 1197	n = 814
Cardiac complications	59 (4.9%)	21 (2.6%)	0.008
Pulmonary complications	64 (5.3%)	22 (2.7%)	0.005
Deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism	9 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0.791
Ileus	82 (6.9%)	32 (3.9%)	0.006
Wound infection	52 (4.3%)	25 (3.1%)	0.156
Anastomotic leak	29 (2.4%)	15 (1.8%)	0.439
Urological complications	52 (4.3%)	36 (4.4%)	1.000