Totally robotic vs 3D laparoscopic colectomy: A single centers preliminary experience

Table 1 Qualitative and quantitative characteristics of left colectomies n (%)

	RL (n = 6)	LL 3D (n = 12)	P value
Gender
Male	1 (16.7)	5 (41.7)	0.600
Female	5 (83.3)	7 (58.3)
Anastomosis
Extracorporeal	1 (16.7)	4 (33.3)	0.615
Intracorporeal	5 (83.3)	8 (66.7)
Conversions	2 (33.3)	1 (8.3)	0.245
Complications	1 (16.7)	1 (8.0)	1.000
Pain medications	5 (83.3)	9 (75.0)	1.000
Age1	65 (63-72)	66 (57-74)	0.708
BMI1	26 (23-28)	27 (26-29)	0.353
Overall time1 (min)	175 (146-196)	167 (144-186)	0.672
Surgical time1 (min)	114 (99-149)	113 (94-130)	0.707
Anesthesia time1 (min)	159 (133-176)	153 (118-166)	0.605
Hospital stay1 (d)	6 (6-9)	6 (6-9)	0.526
Solid food1 (d)	1 (1-2)	2 (2-2)	0.012
First flatus1 (d)	2 (1-5)	2 (1-4)	0.567
Mobilization1 (d)	2 (1-2)	1 (1-2)	0.610
Lymph nodes removed1	13 (9-15)	13 (9-16)	0.189
Duration of pain medications1 (d)	3 (2-4)	2 (1-2)	0.316
DRG1	7326 (7326-10570)	7326 (7326-11660)	0.911

¹Median (1^st-3^rd quartile). RL: Robotic left colectomy; LL: Laparoscopic left colectomy; BMI: Body mass index; DRG: Disease related group.