| Methods |
RCT
sample size calculation;
preoperative randomisation;
conversions analysed as intention to treat. |
| Participants |
n = 219
Inclusion: Adenocarcinoma above 15cm from the anal verge.
Exclusion: intestinal obstruction, adjacent organ infiltration, transverse colon cancer, distant metastasis, past colonic surgery, no consent. |
| Interventions |
laparoscopic vs. conventional
Location: ascending colon, colonic flexures, descending colon, sigmoid colon, upper rectum.
Conversions: adjacent organ infiltration 15.
Type of resection: right colon 49 vs. 49, left colon 58 vs. 48, rectal 3 vs. 9, extended resection 1 vs. 2.
Tumor stage: UICC I 26 vs. 18,
UICC II 42 vs. 48, UICC III 37 vs.36, UICC IV 5 vs. 6. |
| Outcomes |
Main study criterium: cancer related survival.
Data given for: operative time,
duration of ileus, morbidity, hospital stay. |
| Notes |
Laparoscopic technique: gas insufflation.
Conventional incision: not stated. Anesthesia/Analgesia: not stated.
Analgetic drugs: not stated.
Evans & Pollock: Design 41,
Analysis 14,
Presentation 17,
Total 72. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
Low risk |
A ‐ Adequate |
