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. 2016 Nov 1;26(11):862–869. doi: 10.1089/lap.2016.0047

Table 3.

Postoperative Outcomes

  RLLH (n = 46) ELLH (n = 26) P value
LOS (days) 5 (4.2–7) 7 (6–8.7) <.05
Resume oral intake (hours) 48.6 ± 14.4 46.7 ± 15.3 .60
Ambulation (hours) 38.3 ± 9.5 37.6 ± 11.9 .81
Drainage (days) 4.3 ± 2.4 3.3 ± 1.4 .06
Complications (%) 4 (8.7%) 4 (15.3%) .63
 Hemorrhage 1 2 .61
 Bile leaks 1 1 .74
 Ascites 1 1 .74
 Pulmonary 1 0 .77

ELLH, early laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy; LOS, length of postoperative hospital stay; RLLH, recent laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy.