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Published in final edited form as: J Gastrointest Surg. 2012 Oct 5;16(12):2233–2238. doi: 10.1007/s11605-012-2040-1

Table 2.

Robotic Vs. Laparoscopic LLS: Operative and Post-Operative Outcomes

	Robotic	Laparoscopic	p-value
EBL^* (mL)	30 (30–50)	30 (30–30)	0.309
Transfusion Rate (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)	-
OR time^* (mins)	175 (156–253)	188 (156–222)	0.982
Conversion to Open Rate (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)	-
Minor Complication Rate (%)	3 (27)	0 (0)	*0.019*
Major Complication Rate ^§ (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)	-
Post-operative ICU Admission Rate (%)	5 (46)	1 (6)	*0.010*
LOS^* (days)	4 (3–5)	3 (2–3)	*0.031*
90 days Mortality (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)	-

EBL=Estimated Blood Loss, LOS=Length of Stay

^§

Major Complications have Clavien Classification ≥ 3

reported as median (Interquartile Range)