Review of 500 single incision laparoscopic colorectal surgery cases - Lessons learned

Table 3 Single incision laparoscopic surgery vs single incision laparoscopic surgery + 1 outcome data n (%)

Value	SILS (n = 44)	SILS + 1 (n = 88)	P value
Diagnosis			0.77
Diverticulitis	40 (90.9)	77 (87.5)
Rectal cancer	4 (9.1)	11 (12.5)
Gender
Female	22 (50)	44 (50)	1.00
Male	22 (50)	44 (50)
Age (yr)	56.14 (12.83)	57.16 (10.98)	0.63
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean ± SD	26.57 ± 4.36	27.63 ± 4.50	0.42
ASA class, median	2 (range 2-3)	2 (range 2-4)	0.86
Procedure			1.00
Anterior rectosigmoidectomy	38 (86.4)	76 (86.4)
Low anterior resection	6 (13.6)	12 (13.6)
Operative time (min), mean ± SD	178.0 ± 70.0	166.6 ± 48.4	0.051
Conversion rate	5 (11.4)	1 (1.1)	0.021
Intraoperative complications	1 (2.3)	1 (1.1)	1.00
Length of stay (d), mean ± SD	3.45 ± 1.00	3.56 ± 1.49	0.45
Postoperative complications	2 (4.5)	-	0.11
Readmission (30 d)	1 (2.3)	-	0.33

¹Statistically significant values at an alpha level of 0.05.