Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population

	Cancer (n = 102)
Age, yr (mean ± SD)	67.1 ± 12.3
Sex (n)
Male	59
Female	43
Incision length, cm (mean ± SD)	7.1 ± 2.8
Operative time, min (mean ± SD)	266.5 ± 113
Length of stay, d (mean ± SD)	5.9 ± 2.3
Type of resection
Right	39 (38%)
Transverse	4 (4%)
Left	8 (8%)
Sigmoid/Rectosigmoid	14/4 (18%)
LAR/AR	24/2 (25%)
APR	3 (3%)
Subtotal/total	2/2 (4%)
Surgical method
Laparoscopic-assisted	67 (66%)
Hand-assisted/hybrid laparoscopic	35 (34%)