Table 2.
Perioperative data of patients with rectal cancer who underwent robotic proctectomy between April 2009 and April 2016 (N=276).*
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Technique | |
| Complete robotic | 87 (31.5) |
| Reverse hybrid (laparoscopic flexure mobilization) | 175 (66.3) |
| Converted to open | 6 (2.2) |
|
| |
| Intent | |
| Curative | 267 (96.7) |
| Palliative | 9 (3.3) |
|
| |
| Procedure | |
| Low anterior resection (Tumor Specific TME) | 48 (17.4) |
| Ultralow anterior resection (stapled) | 125 (45.3) |
| Ultralow anterior resection (hand-sewn coloanal) | 49 (17.8) |
| Abdominoperineal Resection | 51 (18.5) |
| Total Pelvic Exenteration | 2 (0.7) |
| Total Proctocolectomy | 1 (0.4) |
|
| |
| Extended / Contiguous resections | 52 (18.8) |
| Extended lymph node dissections (aortic, iliac, or obturator) | 24 (8.7) |
| Hysterectomy / oophorectomy | 18 (6.5) |
| Hepatectomy (synchronous) | 7 (2.5) |
| Total Cystectomy | 2 (0.7) |
| Prostatectomy (bladder preserving) | 1 (0.4) |
|
| |
| Additional procedures | |
| VRAM perineal reconstruction | 5 (1.8) |
| Intra-operative radiotherapy | 2 (0.7) |
|
| |
| Stoma | |
| Loop Ileostomy | 188 (68.1) |
| End Colostomy | 53 (19.2) |
| None | 35 (12.7) |
|
| |
| Median blood loss (IQR), mL | 100 (150) |
|
| |
| Major intra-op complication | 5 (1.8) |
|
| |
| Median hospital stay (IQR), days | 4 (3) |
|
| |
| Post-operative complications (Clavien Dindo, per event) | |
| Grade I | 36 (13) |
| Grade II | 22 (8.0) |
| Grade III | 34 (12.3) |
| Grade IV | 2 (0.7) |
| Grade V | 2 (0.7) |
*
Data are number of patients (%) unless otherwise indicated.
TME: Total Mesorectal Excision, IQR: Inter-quartile range, VRAM: Vertical Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous flap