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. 2022 Mar 9;157(5):436–444. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.0161

Table 2. Comparison Between Perioperative Outcomes of R-RH/ERH vs L-RH/ERH.

Characteristic No. (%)
Unmatched cohort (n = 989) 1:1 Propensity score matching (nearest neighbor matching; n = 440) 1:1 Propensity score matching (optimal matching; n = 440)
R-RH/ERH (n = 220) L-RH/ERH (n = 769) P value R-RH/ERH (n = 220) L-RH/ERH (n = 220) P value R-RH/ERH (n = 220) L-RH/ERH (n = 220) P value
Operating time, median (IQR), min 315.00 (241.50-461.25) 345.00 (260.00-431.00) .70 315.00 (241.50-461.25) 346.50 (260.00-452.00) .78 315.00 (241.50-461.25) 330.00 (260.00-418.50) .35
Blood loss, median (IQR), mL 300.00 (100.00-600.00) 300.00 (150.00-500.00) .80 300.00 (100.00-600.00) 300.00 (186.00-500.00) .69 300.00 (100.00-600.00) 250.00 (150.00-500.00) .29
Blood loss, mL
<500 143 (65.0) 513 (70.2) .15 143 (65.0) 147 (70.3) .14 143 (65.0) 152 (72.0) .21
≥500 77 (35.0) 218 (29.8) 77 (35.0) 62 (29.7) 77 (35.0) 59 (28.0)
Intraoperative blood transfusion 35 (15.9) 100 (13.0) .27 35 (15.9) 31 (14.1) .68 35 (15.9) 31 (14.1) .69
Pringle maneuver applied 93 (42.3) 343 (45.7) .37 93 (42.3) 106 (49.8) .16 93 (42.3) 108 (50.5) .07
Open conversion 19 (8.6) 100 (13.0) .08 19 (8.6) 39 (17.7) .01 19 (8.6) 35 (15.9) .03
Postoperative stay, median (IQR), d 7.00 (5.00-10.00) 7.00 (6.00-11.00) .01 7.00 (5.00-10.00) 7.00 (5.50-10.00) .15 7.00 (5.00-10.00) 7.00 (5.75-10.00) .048
30-d Readmission 12 (5.5) 42 (5.6) .91 12 (5.5) 12 (5.7) >.99 12 (5.5) 13 (6.2) >.99
Postoperative morbidity 68 (30.9) 295 (38.4) .04 68 (30.9) 70 (31.8) .91 68 (30.9) 75 (34.1) .56
Major morbidity (Clavien-Dindo grade >2) 24 (10.9) 129 (16.8) .03 24 (10.9) 33 (15.0) .24 24 (10.9) 30 (13.6) .46
Reoperation 4 (1.8) 33 (4.3) .11 4 (1.8) 8 (3.6) .39 4 (1.8) 5 (2.3) >.99
Mortality
In-hospital 3 (1.4) 11 (1.4) >.99 3 (1.4) 0 .25 3 (1.4) 2 (0.9) >.99
30-d 4 (1.8) 7 (0.9) .28 4 (1.8) 0 .13 4 (1.8) 1 (0.5) .37
90-d 6 (2.7) 14 (1.8) .40 6 (2.7) 1 (0.5) .13 6 (2.7) 2 (0.9) .29

Abbreviations: L-RH/ERH, laparoscopic right hepatectomy/extended right hepatectomy; R-RH/ERH, robotic right hepatectomy/extended right hepatectomy.