Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2015; 21(45): 12873-12881
Published online Dec 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i45.12873
Table 5 Comparison of perioperative outcomes of patients who underwent total minimally invasive McKeown esophagectomy in the early period n (%)
Clinical variableGroup 1 (n = 60)Group 2 (n = 60)Group 3 (n = 60)P value
Duration of operation (min)350 (285-450)303 (270-373)300 (240-370)0.004
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)300 (125-375)200 (100-300)100 (100-300)0.081
Number of harvested lymph nodes21 (17-30)22 (16-31)21 (16-26)0.866
Overall morbidity10 (16.7)13 (21.7)14 (23.3)0.643
Pulmonary morbidity2 (3.3)3 (5.0)0 (0)0.237
Leakage5 (8.3)7 (11.7)11 (18.3)0.248
In-hospital mortality1 (1.7)0 (0)0 (0)0.366
Length of hospital stay (d)17 (14-22)20 (14-31)15 (12-21)0.335