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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2013; 5(6): 187-191
Published online Jun 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i6.187
Published online Jun 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i6.187
Table 2 Operative details and post operative morbidity
| Open | Laparoscopic | P value | |
| (n = 125) | (n = 81) | ||
| Operative time (min) | 139 ± 36 | 197 ± 53 | 0.001 |
| Length of stay (d) | 11.2 | 9.6 | NS |
| Morbidity | 27% | 38% | NS |
| Wound infection | 13 | 11 | NS |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 9 | NS |
| Ileus | 5 | 6 | NS |
| Urinary infection | 3 | 3 | NS |
| Cardiac event | 4 | 3 | NS |
| Anastomotic leak | 2 | 4 | NS |
| Reoperation | 2 | 5 | NS |
| Mortality | 1.60% | 1.20% | NS |
- Citation: Quyn AJ, Moussa O, Millar F, Smith DM, Steele RJ. Open versus laparoscopic right hemicolectomy in the elderly population. World J Gastrointest Surg 2013; 5(6): 187-191
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v5/i6/187.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v5.i6.187