Total Mesorectal Excision with or without Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer

Table 4

Operative time distribution and estimated blood loss distribution.

	Group A					Group B					value
	Mean	SD	Median	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	SD	Median	Minimum	Maximum
Operative time	173.91	22.56	172.00	135.00	212.00	233.57	31.30	230.00	170.00	310.00	<0.001
Blood loss	193.04	79.34	160.00	150.00	450.00	297.39	127.61	270.00	150.00	700.00	<0.001