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. 2019 Jul-Sep;23(3):e2019.00032. doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2019.00032

Table 3.

Postoperative Complications

Factor Open Lap Robotic lap P-value
N (%) 12328 7536 590
Acute renal failure 0.003
No 12148 (98.5%) 7460 (99.0%) 588 (99.7%)
Yes 180 (1.5%) 76 (1.0%) 2 (0.3%)
Cardiac arrest <0.001
No 12168 (98.7%) 7493 (99.4%) 587 (99.5%)
Yes 160 (1.3%) 43 (0.6%) 3 (0.5%)
Coma 24 hours 0.017
No 12312 (99.9%) 7535 (100.0%) 590 (100.0%)
Yes 16 (0.1%) 1 (<1%) 0 (0.0%)
Stroke 0.13
No 12322 (100.0%) 7535 (100.0%) 589 (99.8%)
Yes 6 (<1%) 1 (<1%) 1 (0.2%)
Surgical site infection <0.001
No 11830 (96.0%) 7418 (98.4%) 580 (98.3%)
Yes 498 (4.0%) 118 (1.6%) 10 (1.7%)
Myocardial infarction <0.001
No 12168 (98.7%) 7493 (99.4%) 587 (99.5%)
Yes 160 (1.3%) 43 (0.6%) 3 (0.5%)
Pulmonary insufficiency
No 12328 (100.0%) 7536 (100.0%) 590 (100.0%)
Pneumonia <0.001
No 12159 (98.6%) 7482 (99.3%) 584 (99.0%)
Yes 169 (1.4%) 54 (0.7%) 6 (1.0%)
Peripheral nerve injury
No 12328 (100.0%) 7536 (100.0%) 590 (100.0%)
Progressive renal failure 0.87
No 12261 (99.5%) 7497 (99.5%) 586 (99.3%)
Yes 67 (0.5%) 39 (0.5%) 4 (0.7%)
Pulmonary embolism <0.001
No 12238 (99.3%) 7515 (99.7%) 587 (99.5%)
Yes 90 (0.7%) 21 (0.3%) 3 (0.5%)
Shock
No 12328 (100.0%) 7536 (100.0%) 590 (100.0%)
RBC transfusion
No 12328 (100.0%) 7536 (100.0%) 590 (100.0%)
Unplanned intubation
No 12328 (100.0%) 7536 (100.0%) 590 (100.0%)
Postoperative urinary tract infection 0.87
No 12261 (99.5%) 7497 (99.5%) 586 (99.3%)
Yes 67 (0.5%) 39 (0.5%) 4 (0.7%)
Wound complication <0.001
No 12223 (99.1%) 7525 (99.9%) 590 (100.0%)
Yes 105 (0.9%) 11 (0.1%) 0 (0.0%)
Death 0.72
No 12327 (100.0%) 7536 (100.0%) 590 (100.0%)
Yes 1 (<1%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Sepsis <0.001
No 10741 (87.1%) 7359 (97.7%) 579 (98.1%)
Yes 1587 (12.9%) 177 (2.3%) 11 (1.9%)