Comparative analysis of open and laparoscopic colectomy for malignancy in a developing country

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Nov 27, 2013 (publication date) through Nov 30, 2024

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. Nov 27, 2013; 5(11): 294-299
Published online Nov 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i11.294

Table 4 Postoperative outcomes for open colectomy and laparoscopic colectomy for colonic carcinoma n (%)

		OC	LC	P value
30-d morbidity	No	46 (52.9)	8 (47.1)	0.774
	Yes	22 (25.3)	6 (35.3)
	Not recorded	19 (21.8)	3 (17.6)
30-d mortality	No	62 (71.3)	14 (82.4)	0.717
	Yes	6 (6.9)	0 (0.0)
	Not recorded	19 (21.8)	3 (17.6)
Parenteral narcotic doses[median (25Q-75Q)]		6 (4-9)	5 (4-7)	0.176
LOS (d) [median (25Q-75Q)]		6 (5-7)	5 (4-8)	0.083

OC: Open colectomy; LC: Laparoscopic colectomy.

Citation: Leake PA, Pitzul K, Roberts PO, Plummer JM. Comparative analysis of open and laparoscopic colectomy for malignancy in a developing country. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2013; 5(11): 294-299
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v5/i11/294.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v5.i11.294