Table 4.
Short-term outcomes of patients in randomized control trial
| Ref. |
Length of stay (d) |
Anastomotic leak (%) |
Wound infection (%) |
Ileus (%) |
Pain/PCA use (mg) or (number of shots) |
Mortality |
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| Open | Lap | Open | Lap | Open | Lap | Open | Lap | Open | Lap | Open | Lap | |
| Kang et al[40] | 9 (8-12) | 8 (7-12) | 0 | 2 (1.2) | 11 (6.5) | 2 (1.2)a | 22 (12.9) | 17 (10) | 156.9 (117.0-185.2) | 107.2 (80.0-150.0) | 0 | 0 |
| Ng eet al[45] | 10.0 (3-39) | 8.4 (2-32)a | 4 (5.2) | 1 (1.3) | 9 (11.7) | 5 (6.6) | 2 (2.6) | 1 (1.3) | 8.3 (0-49) | 4.9 (0-23)a | 3 (3.9) | 2 (2.6) |
| Lujan et al[31] | 9.9 (6.8) | 8.2 (7.3) | 10 (12) | 5 (6) | 2 (1.9) | 0 (0) | 8 (7.8) | 6 (5.9) | NA | NA | 3 (2.9) | 2 (1.9) |
| Ng et al[39] | 11.5 (5-38) | 10.8 (5-27) | NA | NA | 4 (8.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.2) | 1 (2.0) | 11.4 (0-49) | 6.0 (0-47)a | 1 (2.8) | 1 (2.5) |
| Guillou et al[7]/Jayne et al[12] | 13 (9-18) | 11 (9-15) | 9 (7) | 26 (10) | 15 (12) | 33 (13) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Braga et al[38] | 13.6 (6-80) | 10 (6-27)a | 9 (10.6) | 8 (9.6) | 13 (15.3) | 6 (7.2) | 2 (2.3) | 2 (2.4) | NA | NA | 1 (1.2) | 1 (1.2) |
| Zhou et al[35] | 13.3 (3.4) | 8.1 (3.1)a | 3 (3.4) | 1 (1.2) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Araujo et al[34] | < 10.5 | 10.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
PCA: Patient controlled analgesia; NA: Not available.
a
P < 0.05 vs Open.