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. 2020 Nov 4;20:445. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-01779-2

Table 2.

Pathological findings and short-term outcomes in the LAC-E and OC-E groups

Factors LAC-E group OC-E group P-value
(n = 85) (n = 25)
Pathological findings
 Tumor location
  Right colon 38 (44%) 9 (36%) NS
  Left colon 15 (18%) 6 (24%)
  Rectum 32 (38%) 10 (40%)
 Tumor differentiation
  Well/moderately 75 (88%) 21 (84%) NS
  Poorly/mucinous 10 (12%) 4 (16%)
 Tumor size (mm, mean ± SD) 47 ± 21 67 ± 29 NS
 pT stage
  T0-T1 13 (15%) 1 (4%) NS
  T2-T4 72 (85%) 24 (96%)
 pN stage
  N0 50 (59%) 16 (64%) NS
  N1-N2 35 (41%) 9 (36%)
 TNM Stage
  0-II 47 (55%) 16 (64%) NS
  III-IV 38 (45%) 9 (36%)
Short-term outcomes
 Operative time (min, mean ± SD) 249 ± 87 223 ± 111 NS
 Blood loss (g, mean ± SD) 97 ± 124 440 ± 740 < .01
 Intraoperative complication 0 0 NS
 Days to solid diet (days, mean ± SD) 4.1 ± 2 4.6 ± 2 NS
 Length of hospital stay (days, mean ± SD) 23 ± 39 35 ± 37 NS
 Postoperative complication
  Mortality 0 0 NS
  Overall morbidity (CD grade 2 or more) 12 (14%) 8 (32%) < .05
   Anastomotic leakage 0 0 NS
   Bowel obstruction 5 (6%) 3 (12%) NS
   Enterocolitis 3 (4%) 1 (4%) NS
   Intraabdominal abscess 2 (2%) 1 (4%) NS
   Bleeding 0 0 NS
   Pneumonia 0 1 (4%) NS
   Others 2 (2%) 2 (8%) NS

CD Clavien-Dindo, LAC-E laparoscopic surgery in elderly patients, NS not significant, OC-E open surgery in elderly patients