Table 2.
Operative outcomes
| IA Group (RRCIA + LRCIA) N = 156 | EA Group (RRCEA + LRCEA) N = 124 | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR time (min) (Wheels-in to Wheels-out) | Mean ± SD | 208.5 ± 55.9 | 175.5 (56.0), 124 | < 0.0001 |
| Operative time (min) (Skin-to-skin) | Mean ± SD | 156.9 ± 50.2 | 118.2 ± 43.5 | < 0.0001 |
| Conversion, N (%) | 0 | 6 (4.8% | 0.007 | |
| To open | 0 | 5 (4.0%) | ||
| To hand-assisted lap | 0 | 1 (0.8%) | ||
| Anastomosis, N (%) | Iso-peristaltic | 149 (95.5%) | 15 (12.1%) | < 0.0001 |
| Anti-peristaltic | 7 (4.5%) | 108 (87.1%) | ||
| Specimen Extraction, N (%) | Midline | 2 (1.3%) | 123 (100%) | < 0.0001 |
| Off-Midline: | 154 (98.7%) | 0 | ||
| Pfannenstiel | 121 (77.6%) | 0 | – | |
| McBurney's | 1 (0.6%) | 0 | – | |
| Paramedian | 7 (4.5%) | 0 | – | |
| Other | 25 (16.0%) | 0 | – | |
| Unknown | 0 | 1 | – | |
| Concomitant procedures, N (%) | 6 (3.8%) | 15 (12.1%) | 0.009 | |
| General surgery | 6 (3.8%) | 14 (11.3%) | ||
| Colorectal | 0 | 1 (0.8%) | ||
| Extraction Incision Length (cm) | Mean ± SD [n] | 4.9 ± 1.4 | 6.2 ± 3.6 [123] | < 0.0001 |
| Intraoperative blood transfusion, N (%) | 2 (1.3%) | 1 (0.8%) | > 0.99 | |
| Intraoperative complications, N (%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 | – |
RRCIA = robotic-assisted right colectomy intracorporeal anastomosis, LRCIA = laparoscopic right colectomy intracorporeal anastomosis, RRCEA = robotic-assisted right colectomy extracorporeal anastomosis, LRCEA = laparoscopic right colectomy extracorporeal anastomosis
SD = standard deviation of the mean, OR = operating room, PACU = post-anesthesia care unit