Benefits of laparoscopy-assisted ileostomy in colorectal cancer patients with bowel obstruction

Table 3 Postoperative outcomes of patients undergoing laparoscopy-assisted versus conventional ileostomy, n (%)

Postoperative outcomes	Conventional group (n = 22)	Laparoscopic group (n = 26)	P value
Visual Analogue Scale score	3.61 ± 0.9	3.0 ± 0.9	0.046
Length of stay (d, mean ± SD)	13.3 ± 13.4	9.3 ± 4.6	0.21
Complications	3 (13.6)	1 (3.8)	0.42
UTI	0	0
Pneumonia	1 (4.5)	0
Wound infection	2 (9)	1 (3.8)
Leakage	0	0
Ileus (over 5 d)	0	0
Bleeding	0	0
Incision hernia	0	0
Reversal time (wk)	10.7 ± 4.4	9.2 ± 4.1	0.226

SD: Standard deviation; UTI: Urinary tract infection.