Editorial
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Oct 15, 2011; 3(10): 137-143
Published online Oct 15, 2011. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v3.i10.137
Table 2 Patients’ characteristics and operative outcomes
Ref.SurgerySampleSex (M:F)Mean age (yr)Mean BMI (kg/m2)Operation time (min)Blood loss (mL)Conversion (%)
Anderson et al[27]1Robot74:364 (53-80)25.8 (19.3-29.3)420 (390-480)300 (100-900)0
Hyung et al[28]Initial Robot106:454 (35-73)23.4 (20.8-26.7)253 (200-316)-0
Initial Lap.108:25523.9 (16.9-29.6)337 (285-450)-0
Recent Lap.107:35623.1 (19.5-26.1)164 (120-200)-0
Patriti et al[29]Robot131:168.4 ± 11.926.13 ± 4.73286.0 ± 32.6103.0 ± 87.5-
Pugliese et al[30]Robot9---350 ± 71 (240-460)92 ± 58 (50-200)-
Lap.46---236 ± 20 (145-360)156 ± 57 (45-250)-
Song et al[31]Initial Robot208:1251.6 ± 12.523.4 ± 2.1230.0 ± 34.9a94.8 ± 121.50
Initial Lap.2014:662.5 ± 12.923.6 ± 3.6289.5 ± 59.3-0
Recent Lap.2013:755.0 ± 5.822.4 ± 2.1134.0 ± 40.039.5 ± 27.70
Song et al[32]Robot10054:4655.4 ± 13.0 (25-89)23.3 ± 2.74 (17.0-30.1)231.3 ± 43.2 (155-330)128.2 ± 217.5 (12-1400)0
Hur et al[33]Robot74:362 (35-72)-205 (190-240)--
Pugliese et al[34]Robot16---344 ± 62 (240-460)90 ± 48 (50-200)12
Lap.48---235 ± 23 (145-360)148 ± 53 (45-250)6
Kim et al[35]Robot1610:653.8 ± 15.621.3 ± 3.4a259.2 ± 38.9a30.3 ± 15.1a-
Lap.1110:157.9 ± 13.125.3 ± 2.5203.9 ± 36.444.7 ± 37.1-
Open129:356.0 ± 12.425.2 ± 1.9126.7 ± 24.178.8 ± 74.1-
1Values in parentheses are interquartile range.
aP < 0.05. Lap.: Laparoscopy; BMI: Body mass index.