Table 2. Intraoperative and postoperative characteristics.
| Variables | Classic group(n = 55) | Fascia group(n = 54) | P value |
| Operation time(min) | 176.6±33.7 | 162.3±22.8 | 0.011 |
| SLNs dissection time (min) | 30.2±12.1 | 18.5±4.7 | <0.001 |
| Total blood loss(ml) | 55.1±20.0 | 41.8±15.9 | <0.001 |
| SLNs dissection blood loss (ml) | 22.5±9.7 | 7.3±5.5 | <0.001 |
| Time to first flatus(d) | 4.0±1.1 | 3.9±0.8 | 0.470 |
| Time to fluid diet (d) | 4.4±1.0 | 4.4±0.9 | 0.949 |
| Time to soft diet (d) | 7.5±1.9 | 7.1±0.8 | 0.172 |
| Hospital stay (d) | 10.8±2.9 | 10.3±1.5 | 0.218 |
SLNs, splenic hilar lymph nodes; P-values are for comparisonsbetween the fascia group and the classic group.