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. 2022 Nov 4;11(21):6561. doi: 10.3390/jcm11216561

Table 2.

Postoperative Complications within 30 Days.

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.