Correction to: Preserving or peeling the inferior mesenteric arterial sheath during laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery: a prospective study of surgical outcomes

Table 2 Operative outcomes

Outcomes	Preserved group (n = 71)	Peeled group (n = 70)	p value
Operative time, min	162.1 ± 20.6	174.4 ± 26.0	0.002
No.253 Lymph nodes dissection time, min	15.7 ± 4.2	26.0 ± 3.6	< 0.001
Intraoperative bleeding, ml	39.9 ± 7.0	44.6 ± 11.3	0.004

Operative time was defined as the time from incision to skin closure. No.253 lymph nodes dissection time was defined as the time between the start of lymph node dissection at No.253 lymph nodes and the end of regional dissection. Operative bleeding was obtained from the perioperative care record sheet

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