| Methods |
RCT
sample size calculation;
preoperative randomisation; conversions did not occur. |
| Participants |
n = 79
Inclusion: colorectal disease in the age > 18 years.
Exclusion: > 80 years, emergency surgery, tumor below 4cm, adjacent organ infiltration, neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy, NYHA > class 3, respiratory dysfunction pO2 < 70 mm Hg, did not consent. |
| Interventions |
laparoscopic vs. conventional
Location: no data given.
Conversions: no.
Type of resection: right colon 6 vs. 7, left colon 19 vs. 18, rectal 15 vs. 14.
Tumor stage: Dukes A 4 vs. 6,
Dukes B 7 vs. 6, Dukes C 14 vs. 15. |
| Outcomes |
Main study criterium:
inflammatory response parameter.
Data given for: operative time,
pain analgetics, pulmonary function, duration of ileus, morbidity, hospital stay. |
| Notes |
Laparoscopic technique: gas insufflation.
Conventional incision: not stated. Anesthesia/Analgesia: standardized / thoracic epidural analgesia / systemic pca. Analgetic drugs: epidural ropivacaine / systemic morphine.
Evans & Pollock: Design 36, Analysis 16,
Presentation 15, Total 67. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
Low risk |
A ‐ Adequate |
