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. 2022 Apr 21;36(10):7549–7560. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09189-8

Table 3.

Inverse probability treatment weighting (IPTW)-Adjusted outcomes: Open vs. Minimally invasive surgical approach (MIS)

LOS, day Reoperation, % Discharge to home, % Readmission, %
Median (Q1, Q3) Mean ± SD Adj Diff [95% CI] P value N (%) Adj Ratio [95% CI] P value N (%) Adj Ratio [95% CI] P value N (%) Adj Ratio [95% CI] P value
Lobectomy
 Open 6 (4, 8) 7.4 ± 5.3 NA NA 530 (4.6) NA NA 10,073 (87.6) NA NA 911 (7.9) NA NA
 MIS 4 (3, 7) 5.5 ± 4.6 − 1.87 [− 1.99, − 1.75]  < 0.001 707 (3.3) 0.71 [0.63, 0.80]  < 0.001 19,721 (91.7) 1.54 [1.43, 1.65]  < 0.001 1,452 (6.7) 0.84 [0.77, 0.92]  < 0.001
Colon resection
 Open 5 (4, 7) 6.3 ± 5.0 NA NA 531 (3.0) NA NA 15,244 (87.0) NA NA 1,598 (9.1) NA NA
 MIS 4 (3, 6) 4.9 ± 4.1 − 1.34 [− 1.43, − 1.26]  < 0.001 813 (2.4) 0.78 [0.69, 0.87]  < 0.001 31,460 (91.3) 1.58 [1.49, 1.68]  < 0.001 2,436 (7.1) 0.76 [0.71, 0.81]  < 0.001
Rectal resection
 Open 6 (4, 8) 7.0 ± 5.8 NA NA 171 (4.2) NA NA 3,643 (88.5) NA NA 626 (15.2) NA NA
 MIS 5 (3, 7) 6.5 ± 5.9 − 0.47 [− 0.70, − 0.24]  < 0.001 324 (4.7) 1.13 [0.94, 1.37] 0.212 6,219 (89.7) 1.12 [0.99, 1.27] 0.066 1,033 (14.9) 0.98 [0.88, 1.09] 0.643
Radical nephrectomy
 Open 4 (3, 5) 4.7 ± 4.2 NA NA 142 (1.5) NA NA 8,941 (91.5) NA NA 554 (5.7) NA NA
 MIS 3 (2, 4) 3.5 ± 3.1 − 1.21 [− 1.30, − 1.11]  < 0.001 175 (1.1) 0.72 [0.58, 0.90] 0.004 15,605 (93.9) 1.45 [1.32, 1.59]  < 0.001 830 (5.0) 0.88 [0.78, 0.98] 0.019