Table 1.
Laparoscopic vs open right colectomy: Comparison of short term outcomes
| Ref. | Patient number LS/OS | Mean operative time (min) LS/OS | Blood loss (mL) LS/OS | Harvested nodes LS/OS | First flatus/defecation (d) LS/OS | P.O. Complications (patients) LS/OS | Hospital stay LS/OS | Mortality LS/OS |
| Ramacciato et al[20] | 33/33 | 251/222.91 | 135/4041 | 12.7/181 | 3.15/3 | 1/41 | 11.2/13.81 | 0/0 |
| Khan et al[21] | 89/75 | 120/NR | NR | 15/13 | NR | 0/41 | 4/81 | 0/41 |
| Veldkamp et al[22] | 627/621 | 145/1151 | 100/1751 | NS | 3.6/4.61 | NS | 8.2/9.31 | NS |
| Lohsiriwat et al[23] | 13/20 | 207.7/104.51 | 120/107 | 29.2/18.8 | 2.4/2.6 | 1/0 | 6.2/7.1 | 0/0 |
| Guillou et al[24] | 484/253 | NR | NR | 12/35 | 5/6 | NR | 9/11 | 21/13 |
| Abdel-Halim et al[25] | 22/34 | 187/1301 | NR | 23.8/21.2 | 3/41 | 4/9 | 6/101 | 1/2 |
| Zhao et al[26] | 119/101 | 170.7/244.4 | 100/1501 | 22.3/21.8 | 2.7/3.21 | 11.8/17.6% | 11.4/12.81 | 1/1 |
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Data are statistically significant (P < 0.05). NS: Data are not statistically significant; NR: Data are not reported; LS: Laparoscopy; OS: Open surgery.