Table 2.
Outcomes
| Approach | VL (N = 13) | Open (N = 13) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operation time (minutes, range) | 285 (210 to 460) | 230 (155 to 360) | 0.023 |
| Post-Operative Complications (CD>2) | 0, - | 1, 7.7% | 1.000 |
| Blood Loss (ml, range) | 78 (22 to 190) | 89 (60 to 150) | 0.685 |
| Pain Vials (range) | 11.9 (9 to 18) | 15.3 (13 to 22) | 0.047 |
| Post-operative Ileum (days, range) | 3 (2 to 6) | 3 (3 to 12) | 0.042 |
| Time to oral feeding (days, range) | 4 (3 to 9) | 5 (4 to 8) | 0.205 |
| Hospital Stay (days, range) | 9 (6 to 28) | 10 (8 to 23) | 0.419 |
| Harvested Lymph nodes | |||
| Median (range) | 27 (10 to 36) | 16 (11 to 44) | 0.033 |
| < 15 | 1, 7.7% | 3, 23.1% | 0.593 |
| 15 or more | 12, 92.3% | 10, 76.9% | |
| Positive Lymph nodes | |||
| Median (range) | 10 (0 to 16) | 6 (0 to 21) | 0.551 |
| LN ratio | |||
| Median (range) | 38.2 (0 to 100) | 45.5 (0 to 73.3) | 0.954 |
| LODDS | |||
| Median (range) | -0.2021 | ||
| (-1.7559 to 1.3222) | -0.7255 | ||
| (-1.5185 to 0.4074) | 0.795 | ||
| Short term (<1 year) recurrence% | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Values expressed as medians