Table 4.
Patient characteristics 1.
| Included | Analyzed | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 31 | 19 |
| Males/females | 18/13 | 11/8 |
| Age (years) | 64.5 ± 2.5 | 62.6 ± 2.4 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.3 ± 1.0 | 26.7 ± 1.4 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 5 | 4 |
| Smoker | 7 | 4 |
| ASA physical status classification of 2014 [61] 2 | ||
| I | 13 | 7 |
| II | 15 | 9 |
| III | 3 | 3 |
| Type of resection 3 | ||
| SR | 20 | 13 |
| LAR | 11 | 6 |
1 Values are the mean ± SEM or represent numbers of patients. 2 ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists. 3 SR, elective laparoscopic sigmoid resection; LAR, elective laparoscopic low anterior resection.