Table 3.

Surgeon’s experience vs lymph nodes harvested

	Surgeon's experience	Statistical analysis	LN harvested (expert vs no expert)
Leung et al[11]	> 15 yr	MA: se independent factor (P < 0.05)	13 vs 11 LN
Valsecchi et al[21]	5 colon/yr	MA: se significant predictor (P = 0.001)	Not specified
Shaw et al[23]	Colorectal surgeon	UA: se P = 0.002	11 vs 9 LN
Stocchi et al[41]	Largest case volume	MA: se independent variable (P = 0.018)	86% vs 83.6% pts with ≥ 12 LN

MA: Multivariate analysis; UA: Univariate analysis; LNs: Lymp nodes; se: Surgeon’s experience.