Table 3.
Propensity Score–Matched Perioperative Outcomes Between RC and LC
| Outcome | LC (n = 1584) |
OC (n = 1500) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortality, No. (%) | 0 (0.0) | <11 (0.7) | .12 |
| Complications, No. (%) | 232 (14.7) | 277 (18.2) | .26 |
| Ostomy, No. (%) | 45 (3.0) | 80 (5.1) | .18 |
| Conversion to open, No. (%) | 90 (5.7) | 149 (9.9) | .05 |
| LOS, median (IQR), d | 4 (2) | 4 (3) | .008a |
| Discharge disposition, No. (%) | |||
| Routine discharge | 1405 (88.7) | 1319 (88.5) | .98a |
| Transfer to other health care facilities | 58 (3.6) | 52 (3.5) | |
| Others | 122 (7.7) | 120 (8.0) | |
| Overall cost, median (IQR), USD, $ | 14 847 (8620) | 11 966 (6582) | <.001a |
| Cost per day, median (IQR), USD, $ | 3407 (2353) | 2617 (1344) | <.001a |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; LC, laparoscopic colectomy; LOS, length of stay; RC, robot-assisted colectomy.
a
Statistically significant, with P < .05.