Table 3.

Comparison of postoperative variables in the RH ,LH, and OH Groups

	RH group	LH group	OH group
	n = 19	n = 13	n = 25	P value
Postoperative hospital stay(d)	5.5 ± 2.1	4.7 ± 1.7	7.2 ± 2.3	0.002
Time to oral intake(d)	2.2 ± 1.1	1.9 ± 0.9	3.1 ± 1.1	0.002
Time to off-bed activity(d)	1.8 ± 0.7	1.7 ± 0.8	2.8 ± 0.9	<0.001
Liver function
ALT(U/L)	261.0 ± 164.7	225.4 ± 154.8	305.6 ± 252.9	0.508
AST(U/L)	269.4 ± 162.8	215.8 ± 121.8	271.0 ± 228.8	0.658
ALB(g/L)	35.9 ± 3.1	35.2 ± 7.6	35.4 ± 4.9	0.880
TBil (μmmol/L))	22.3 ± 12.4	17.5 ± 8.3	25.3 ± 16.2	0.245
VAS score	2.5 ± 1.0	2.3 ± 0.9	4.9 ± 1.3	<0.001
Mortality	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.000
Morbidity	1 (5.3%)	1 (7.7%)	1 (4.0%)	0.890

ALT indicates alanine aminotransferase; AST indicates aspartate transaminase; ALB indicates albumin; TBil indicates total bilirubin.