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Table 3 Comparison of short-term clinical outcomes between the laparoscopic and the robotic groups

From: Robotic vs laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer: a retrospective comparative mono-institutional study

 

Laparoscopic group

Robotic group

P value

N = 41

N = 30

Time-to-first flatus (day) (mean ± SD)

3.0 ± 0.3

3.2 ± 0.3

NS

Time-to-first oral feeding (day) (mean ± SD)

5.4 ± 0.5

5.2 ± 0.3

NS

Surgery-related complications (total)

5 (12.1 %)

4 (13.2 %)

NS

 Focal pancreatitis

1 (2.4 %)

0

 

 Duodenal stump leakage

2 (4.9 %)

0

 

 Intestinal obstruction

0

2 (6.6 %)

 

 Anastomotic bleeding

1 (2.4 %)

0

 

 Delayed gastric emptying

1 (2.4 %)

2 (6.6 %)

 

Surgery-unrelated complications (total)

3 (7.2 % )

2 (6.6 %)

NS

 Urinary tract infections

1 (2.4 %)

0

 

 Arrhythmia

1 (2.4 %)

0

 

 Deep venous thrombosis

0

1 (3.3 %)

 

 Cerebral vascular accident

0

1 (3.3 %)

 

 Myocardial infarction

1 (2.4 %)

0

 

Reoperations

2 (4.9 %)

1 (3.3 %)

NS

Postoperative mortality

2 (4.9 %)

1 (3.3 %)

NS

Hospital length stay (day) (mean ± SD)

8.1 ± 0.5

9.5 ± 1.0

NS