Complete laparoscopic resection of the rectum using natural orifice specimen extraction

Table 2 Comparison with conventional laparoscopic surgery

	Conventional LAP	Complete LAP
Age	66.3 ± 11	63.7 ± 9
Tumor size (mm)	38.5 ± 18	27 ± 9
Dissected lymph node (count)	17.5 ± 8.8	17.7 ± 7.7
Blood loss (mL)	120 ± 56	114 ± 72
Operation time (min)	240 ± 77	278 ± 39
Count of usage of analgesic (times)	5.89 ± 2.86	1.85 ± 1.8a
Term of pain (d)	3.43 ± 1.41	1.9 ± 1.9a
Orally take (d)	4.3 ± 0.9	4 ± 1.4
Hospital stay (d)	11.2 ± 3.2	11.0 ± 3
Suture failure	4 cases	1 case
SSI	8 cases	None

^aP < 0.05, complete laparoscopic surgery vs conventional laparoscopic surgery. SSI: Surgical site infection; LAP: Laparoscopic.