Table 2. Comparison of the postoperative variables between the groups A and B.

	Group A (n=50)	Group B (n=233)	p-value
Antibiotic therapy (days)	5.94	4.53	0.003*
Onset of oral intake (days)	2.59	1.86	0.002*
Analgesic therapy (days)	5.42	3.36	0.004*
Length of stay (days)	9.38	6.41	0.006*
Intra-abdominal abscess	8 (16%)	28 (12%)	0.443
Wound infection	0	7 (3%)	0.214
Bowel obstruction	1 (2%)	6 (2.6%)	0.812

*Statistically significant.