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. 2014 Oct 31;9(10):e111499. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111499

Table 2. Operative outcomes of gastric cancer patients who underwent laparoscopic or robotic gastrectomy.

LaparoscopicGastrectomyn = 73 RoboticGastrectomyn = 72 P value
Operative outcomes
Operative time (min) 319.8±113.7 357.9±107.8 0.040
Operative blood loss (mL) 116.0±135.3 79.6±77.1 0.049
Postoperative hospital stay (day) 13.2±11.1 11.0±11.8 0.256
Surgical morbidity 6 (8.2) 9 (12.5) 0.587
 Anastomosis leakage 3 (4.1) 3 (4.2)
 Anastomosis stenosis 1 (1.4) 0
 Delayed gastric emptying 4 (5.5) 5 (6.9)
 Chylous leakage 1 (1.4) 1 (1.4)
 Wound infection 0 1 (1.4)
 Intraabdominal abscess 2 (2.7) 2 (2.8)
 Intestinal obstruction 0 1 (1.4)
Mortality 1 (1.4) 1 (1.4) 1.000

Some patients had more than one comorbidity.

Data were presented as mean±SD or n (%).