Table 2.

Postoperative outcomes.

	Fit for any approach   n=90	Fit for MIE only   n=10	P value
Lymph nodes examined, median (IQR)	21 (17-28)	22 (9-28)	0.505
Pos. resection margins, n (%)	1 (1.1)	0	0.738
Complications, n (%)
Any type	38 (42.2)	7 (70.0)	0.094
Minor (CDC Grades I-II)	32 (35.6)	2 (20.0)	0.325
Major (CDC Grades IIIa-V)	6 (6.7)	5 (50.0)	<0.001
Anastomotic leak	4 (10)	2 (20)	0.049
Pulmonary event	19 (21.1)	4 (40)	0.178
Cardiac event	12 (12)	1 (10)	0.766
Change in level of care, n (%)	0	3 (30.0)	<0.001
ICU stay, median (IQR)	1 (1-1)	1 (1-3)	0.196
Hospital stay, median (IQR)	9 (9-12)	10 (8-16)	0.542
Readmission rate within 30 days of discharge, n (%)	4 (4.4)	3 (30.0)	0.003
Comprehensive Complication Index, median (IQR)
30-day	0 (0-20.9)	20.9 (0-92.2)	0.032
90-day	0 (0-20.9)	20.9 (0-92.7)	0.038
Mortality, n (%)
30-day	0	1 (10.0)	0.003
90-day	0	2 (20.0)	<0.001