Comparing short-term outcomes of robot-assisted and conventional laparoscopic total mesorectal excision surgery for rectal cancer in elderly patients

Table 3 Postoperative complications, n (%)

Intraoperative complication	R-TME (n = 45)	L-TME (n = 50)	P value
Ureteral injury	0	0	-
Acute cardiovascular disease	0	0	-
Postoperative complication	4 (8.89)	6 (12.0)	0.874
Postoperative complication	0	0	-
Significant blood loss	0	0	-
Ileus	2 (4.44)	4 (8.0)	0.773
Abdominal infection	1 (2.22)	2 (4.0)	1
Pneumonia	0	1 (2.0)	1
Acute cerebral infarction	0	0	-
Urinary retention	1 (2.22)	1 (2.0)	1
Acute cardiovascular disease	0	0	-
Acute respiratory failure	0	0	-
Ureteral fistula	0	0	-
Chylous fistula	0	0	-
Complication Clavien-Dindo			0.644
II	4 (4.44)	5 (10.0)	0.854
III	0	1 (2.0)	0.343
IV	0	0	-
V	0	0	-

R-TME: Robot-assisted total mesorectal excision; L-TME: Laparoscopic-assisted total mesorectal excision.