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Comparison of surgical outcomes after laparoscopic or laparoscopic converted to open approach.
| Surgical outcome | Conversion
|
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No N (%) | Yes N (%) | ||
| Margin positive rate | 73 (8.5%) | 7 (5.2%) | 0.19 |
| Median number of nodes examined | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.88 |
| Median hospital length of stay (days) | 10.0 | 11.0 | 0.02 |
| Unplanned readmission rate+ | 60 (7.0%) | 11 (8.2%) | 0.61 |
| Mortality rate+ | 30 (3.5%) | 3 (2.2%) | 0.46 |
Event occurring within 30 days after surgery.
