Clinical Study
Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis of 163 Patients in a Single Institution
Table 2
Operative and postoperative results of the two patient groups.
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| Operation time (min), mean ± SD | 216 ± 53 | 172 ± 48 | 0.039† | Operative blood loss (mL), mean ± SD | 140 ± 35 | 220 ± 45 | 0.040† | Time to flatus (d), mean ± SD | 1.6 ± 1.4 | 2.3 ± 1.7 | 0.014† | Time to liquid diet (d), mean ± SD | 2.3 ± 1.9 | 2.9 ± 2.3 | 0.032† | Time to normal diet (d), mean ± SD | 3.4 ± 2.2 | 4.2 ± 2.8 | 0.030† | Stay in ICU (d), mean ± SD | 2.3 ± 2.7 | 2.4 ± 4.4 | NS | Total hospital stay (d), mean ± SD | 4.5 ± 4.0 | 6.2 ± 5.3 | 0.028† |
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NS: not significant. ICU: intensive care unit. †Student’s -test.
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