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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2014; 20(17): 4900-4907
Published online May 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.4900
Table 4 Estimated intraoperative blood loss and transfusion rate for laparoscopic and open rectal cancer resection
Ref.EBL (mL)
Blood transfusion rate
LapOpenP valueLapOpenP value
Liang et al[17]N/AN/AN/A2.4%4.6%0.38
Kang et al[18]200217.50.0060%0.005%P > 0.99
Lujan et al[20]127.8234.2P < 0.001N/AN/AN/A
Ng et al[22]321.7555.6P = 0.09N/AN/AN/A
Braga et al[24]150350P < 0.0017.2%26.8%P = 0.002
Zhou et al[30]2092P = 0.05N/AN/AN/A