Table 4 Short- and long-term postoperative complications
Robot (n = 314) | Laparoscopy (n = 220) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total, no. (%) | 50 (15.9%) | 71 (32.3%) | < 0.001 |
Short-term | |||
Anastomotic leakage | 16 (5.1%) | 10 (4.5%) | 0.771 |
Anastomotic bleeding | 2 (0.6%) | 2 (0.9%) | 0.720 |
Wound problem | 13 (4.1%) | 6 (2.7%) | 0.386 |
Urinary retention* | 6 (1.9%) | 16(7.3%) | 0.002 |
Ileus | 1 (0.3%) | 0 | 0.402 |
Intra-abdominal abscess | 4 (1.3%) | 2 (0.9%) | 0.694 |
Anaemia requiring transfusion | 0 | 4 (1.8%) | 0.059 |
Ascites | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0.800 |
Long-term | |||
Ileus | 2 (0.6%) | 5 (2.3%) | 0.212 |
Urinary retention# | 2 (0.6%) | 9 (4.1%) | 0.014 |
Adhesions | 0 | 2 (0.9%) | 0.169 |
Incisional hernia | 1 (0.3%) | 3 (1.4%) | 0.385 |
Anastomotic stricture | 0 | 0 | |
Rectovaginal/rectovesical fistula | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0.800 |