Table 2. Surgery Characteristics.
| Characteristic | No. (%) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study Patients (n = 113) | Historical Controls (n = 113) | ||
| Type of laparoscopic surgery | |||
| Right hemicolectomy | 40 (35.4) | 40 (35.4) | >.99 |
| Transverse colectomy | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | |
| Left hemicolectomy | 11 (9.7) | 11 (9.7) | |
| Sigmoidectomy | 28 (24.8) | 28 (24.8) | |
| LAR/APR | 33 (29.2) | 33 (29.2) | |
| Surgery duration, mean (SD), min | 147 (62.7) | 146 (62.4) | .95 |
| Operator function | .004 | ||
| Surgeon | 85 (75.2) | 79 (69.9) | .46 |
| Fellow | 17 (15.0) | 32 (28.3) | .02 |
| Resident | 11 (9.7) | 2 (1.8) | .02 |
| Stoma | 21 (18.6) | 26 (23.0) | .51 |
| Stoma type | |||
| Loop ileostomy | 12 (57.1) | 15 (57.7) | >.99 |
| End colostomy | 8 (38.1) | 10 (38.5) | |
| Other | 1 (4.8) | 1 (3.8) | |
| Anastomosis type | |||
| Side-to-side | 59 (56.7) | 46 (43.4) | .19 |
| Side-to-end | 30 (28.8) | 36 (34.0) | |
| End-to-side | 0 | 3 (2.8) | |
| End-to-end | 7 (6.7) | 10 (9.4) | |
| None | 8 (7.7) | 11 (10.4) | |
| Missing | 9 (8.0) | 7 (6.2) | |
Abbreviations: APR, abdominoperineal resection; LAR, low anterior resection.