Table 3.
Complications.
| Extraperitoneal Group | Historical Control Group | p * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Intraoperative | |||||
| Blood transfusion ** | 1 | 2.9 | 5 | 17.8 | 0.0824 |
| Venous injury | 1 | 2.9 | 3 | 10.7 | 0.3195 |
| Urinary tract injury | 0 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.4516 | |
| Gastrointestinal injury | 0 | 0 | |||
| Neurological injury | 0 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.4516 | |
| Early postoperative *** | |||||
| Anemia | 1 | 2.9 | 5 | 17.8 | 0.0824 |
| Hypoalbuminemia | 2 | 5.9 | 6 | 21.4 | 0.1253 |
| Wound dehiscence | 1 | 2.9 | 3 | 10.7 | 0.3195 |
| Wound infection | 2 | 5.9 | 4 | 14.3 | 0.3959 |
| Lymphocele | 1 | 2.9 | 3 | 10.7 | 0.3195 |
| Urinary tract infection | 1 | 2.9 | 2 | 7.1 | 0.5847 |
| Ileus | 0 | 2 | 7.1 | 0.1999 | |
| Venous thrombosis | 0 | 0 | |||
| Urinary fistula | 0 | 0 | |||
| Postoperative pain**** | 0 | 5 | 17.8 | 0.0152 | |
| Late postoperative ***** | |||||
| Lower limb lymphedema | 1 | 2.9 | 8 | 30.8 | 0.0081 |
| Lower abdominal lymphedema | 7 | 20.6 | 2 | 7.1 | 0.1662 |
| Lymphocele | 5 | 14.7 | 4 | 14.3 | 0.6259 |
| Ileus | 0 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.4516 | |
| All grade 3 or worse complications | 1 | 5.9 | 7 | 25.0 | 0.0144 |
* Fisher's exact test; ** excluding autotransfusion ; *** < 2 weeks after surgery; **** VRS ≥ 3 at 48 hours; ***** 2 weeks to 3 months after surgery