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Table 2 Details of surgical outcomes in the matched groups

From: Robotic versus laparoscopic distal gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis

 

RDG (n = 50)

LDG (n = 50)

P value

Lymph node dissection

 D1

2 (4.0 %)

3 (6.0 %)

 0.790

 D1+

26 (52.0 %)

23 (46.0 %)

 D2

22 (44.0 %)

24 (48.0 %)

Number of retrieved LNs

45.7 ± 18.1

44.9 ± 16.8

0.819

Reconstruction method

 BI

35 (70.0 %)

25 (50.0 %)

 0.107

 BII

3 (6.0 %)

7 (14.0 %)

 RY

12 (24.0 %)

18 (36.0 %)

Open conversion

None

None

 

Operation time (min)

350.1 ± 58.1

270.5 ± 63.7

< 0.0001*

Blood loss (ml)

12.5 ± 70.1

15.0 ± 36.3

0.234

CRP (mg/dl)

12.0 ± 5.5

11.7 ± 6.5

0.606

D.AMY (U/L)

96.0 ± 318.6

144.0 ± 498.2

0.105

Postoperative hospital stay (days)

12.0 ± 5.6

13.0 ± 12.3

0.038*

Mortality

None

None

 
  1. BI Billroth I reconstruction, BII Billroth II reconstruction, RY Roux en Y reconstruction, LN lymph node, CRP C-reactive protein, D.AMY drain amylase
  2. *P < 0.05 indicates statistical significance