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. 2018 Oct-Dec;22(4):e2018.00031. doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2018.00031

Table 2.

Unadjusted Postoperative Outcomes by Surgical Approach

Postoperative Outcome MSQC
NSQIP
Unadjusted Values
Unadjusted P-Value
Unadjusted Values
Unadjusted P-Value
Open Lap Robot Open vs Lap Open vs Robot Lap vs Robot Open Lap Robot Open vs Lap Open vs Robot Lap vs Robot
Hospital Length of Stay, mean days 7.1 4.5 4.2 <0.0001* <0.0001* 0.0232* 8 5 4 <0.0001* <0.0001* <0.0001*
Operative Duration >100 min, n (%) 2545 (67.4) 3686 (75.1) 1241 (90.5) <0.0001* <0.0001* <0.0001* 16034 (79.7) 45843 (84.8) 6034 (95.1) <0.0001* <0.0001* <0.0001*
Any Complication, n (%) 917 (24.3) 599 (12.2) 209 (15.4) <0.0001* <0.0001* 0.0089* 7931 (39.5) 11013 (20.4) 1229 (19.4) <0.0001* <0.0001* 0.19
SSI, n (%) 377 (10.0) 197 (4.0) 73 (5.3) <0.0001* <0.0001* 0.1032 1731 (8.6) 1957 (3.6) 178 (2.8) <0.0001* <0.0001* 0.0031*
UTI, n (%) 115 (3.1) 57 (1.2) 20 (1.5) <0.0001* 0.0049* 1.0000 638 (3.2) 864 (1.6) 91 (1.4) <0.0001* <0.0001* >0.9999
DVT, n (%) 42 (1.1) 25 (0.5) 7 (0.5) 0.0044* 0.1479 1.0000 274 (1.4) 395 (0.7) 36 (0.6) <0.0001* 0.0001* 0.504
Any Cardiac Complication, n (%) 19 (0.5) 12 (0.2) 8 (0.6) 0.1351 1.0000 0.1467 230 (1.1) 297 (0.5) 35 (0.6) <0.0001* 0.0002* >0.9999
Pneumonia, n (%) 91 (2.4) 32 (0.7) 13 (1.0) <0.0001* 0.0029* 0.7510 447 (2.2) 522 (1) 52 (0.8) <0.0001* <0.0001* 0.867
Unplanned Intubation, n (%) 77 (2.0) 49 (1.0) 17 (1.2) 0.0002* 0.1747 1.0000 342 (1.7) 393 (0.7) 41 (0.6) <0.0001* <0.0001* >0.9999
Renal Failure or Insufficiency, n (%) 124 (3.3) 79 (1.6) 39 (2.8) <0.0001* 1.0000 0.0087* 303 (1.5) 308 (0.6) 59 (0.9) <0.0001* 0.0022* 0.0019*
Anastomotic Leak, n (%) 94 (2.7) 79 (1.6) 35 (2.7) 0.0033* 1.0000 0.0299* 818 (4.3) 1314 (2.6) 178 (2.9) <0.0001* <0.0001* 0.423
Readmission within 30 Days, n (%) 472 (12.5) 381 (7.8) 135 (9.9) <0.0001* 0.0270* 0.0390* 2515 (12.5) 4165 (7.7) 533 (8.4) <0.0001* <0.0001* 0.153
Reoperation within 30 Days, n (%) 304 (8.1) 266 (5.4) 103 (7.5) <0.0001* 1.0000 0.0107* 1037 (5.2) 1853 (3.4) 271 (4.3) <0.0001* 0.0157* 0.0018
Not Discharged Home, n (%) 1251 (33.1) 658 (13.4) 352 (25.7) <0.0001* <0.0001* <0.0001* 1037 (5.2) 1853 (3.4) 271 (4.3) <0.0001* <0.0001* 0.137
Death within 30 Day, n (%) 55 (1.5) 21 (0.4) 12 (0.9) <0.0001* 0.3110 0.1284 222 (1.1) 222 (0.4) 19 (0.3) <0.0001* <0.0001* 0.666

†p-values based on Chi-Square test or Least Squares Means test and includes Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons.

*Significant difference, p < 0.05.