Table 5.
Lymph node harvest outcomes
| Study | Lymph node harvest (mean ± SD) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robot | Lap | ||
| Baik et al,26 mean ± SD | 18.4 ± 9.2 | 18.7 ± 12 | 0.831 |
| Patriti et al,36 mean ± SD | 10.3 ± 4 | 11.2 ± 5 | > 0.05 |
| Park et al,38 mean ± SD | 17.3 ± 7.7 | 14.2 ± 8.9 | 0.060 |
| Kwak et al,39 median (IQR) | 20 (12–27) | 21 (14–28) | 0.702 |
| D’Annibale et al,34 mean ± SD | 16.5 ± 7.1 | 13.8 ± 6.7 | 0.053 |
| Cho et al,31 mean ± SD | 15.0 ± 8.1 | 16.2 ± 8.1 | 0.069 |
| Park et al,37 mean ± SD | 13.2 ± 7.3 | 15.2 ± 10.8 | 0.126 |
| Kim et al,16 mean ± SD | 22.3 ± 11.7 | 21.6 ± 11.0 | 0.82 |
| Huang et al,17 mean (range) | 16.7 (4–46) | 15.6 (6–29) | 0.49 |
| Jayne et al,13 mean ± SD | 23.2 ± 11.97 | 24.1 ± 12.91 | — |
| Kim et al,32 mean ± SD | 20.2 ± 12.1 | 21.0 ± 14.4 | 0.4410 |
| Lim et al,18 mean ± SD | 11.6 ± 6.9 | 14.7 ± 6.5 | 0.971 |
| Crolla et al,33 median (range) | 14 (2–44) | 7 (0–44) | Univariable p < 0.0005 |
| Kim et al,14 median (range) | 18 (7–59) | 15 (4–40) | 0.04 |
| Panteleimonitis et al,40 median (IQR) | 17 (13–23.35) | 16 (12–23.5) | 0.639 |
| Garfinkle et al,15 mean ± SD | 15.6 ± 7.6 | 16.6 ± 7.4 | 0.29 |
IQR = interquartile range; Lap = laparoscopic; SD = standard deviation.