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Table 2 Comparison of intraoperative conditions and early postoperative efficacy between the two groups (x2 ± s)

From: A modified technique of transanal specimen extraction in the laparoscopic anterior rectal resection for upper rectal or lower sigmoid colon cancer: a retrospective study

 

Observation group

Control group

P value

T/X2 value

Number of patients

36

128

  

Operative time (min)

144 ± 10

141 ± 11

0.101

1.647

Blood loss (ml)

63 ± 6

61 ± 7

0.247

1.161

Time to anal exhaust (h)

67 ± 7

65 ± 8

0.210

1.260

Postoperative VAS score

3.4 ± 1.1

4.5 ± 1.2

0.000

 − 4.582

Postoperative complications (cases)

4

15

1.000#

 

Postoperative hospital stay (days)

6.0 ± 1.1

7.2 ± 1.2

0.000

 − 5.229

Treatment cost (RMB yuan)

66,823 ± 4148

60,851 ± 3698

0.322

8.330

  1. VAS visual analogue scale, RMB Ren Min Be
  2. aP < 0.05 is considered statistically significant
  3. bFisher's exact test