Table 2.
Complications | Robotic-Assisted Proctectomy with IPAA (n = 29) |
Laparoscopic Proctectomy with IPAA (n = 38) |
p Value |
---|---|---|---|
Surgical complications, No. (%) | |||
Surgical site infection | 2 (6.9) | 2 (5.3) | 1.000 |
Postoperative ileus | 2 (6.9) | 5 (13.2) | 0.459 |
Anastomotic leakage | 3 (10.3) | 4 (10.5) | 1.000 |
Hemorrhage | 1 (3.4) | 3 (7.9) | 0.628 |
Medical complications, No. (%) | |||
Urinary tract infection | 7 (24.1) | 1 (2.6) | 0.010 * |
Pulmonary artery embolism | 1 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.433 |
Pneumonia | 1 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.433 |
Clavien-Dindo classification, No. (%) | 0.502 | ||
Total complications, grade 1–5 | 15 (51.7) | 16 (42.1) | 0.468 |
Severe complications only, grade 3b–5 | 5 (17.2) | 4 (10.5) | 0.485 |
Return to operating room, No. (%) | 5 (17.2) | 3 (7.9) | 0.278 |
Data are presented as n (%); bold characters indicate significant values, * p ≤ 0.05. Abbreviations: IPAA, ileal pouch-anal anastomosis.