Table 2 Postoperative outcomes
TME (n = 25) | TTE (n = 35) | ||
Median (range) | p value* | ||
Duration of operation (min) | 508 (417–612) | 377 (274–469) | <.0001* |
Blood loss (ml) | 215 (20–985) | 435 (80–1380) | .0004* |
Numbers of lymph node yield | 67 (19–92) | 55 (32–102) | 0.12 |
Hospital stay (days) | 18 (11–35) | 25 (16–99) | .0002* |
Number of caces (%) | p value** | ||
Pneumonia | 0 (0%) | 11 (31.4%) | 0.0016** |
Reintubation | 2 (8%) | 5 (14.3%) | 0.69 |
Anastomotic leak | 8 (32%) | 4 (11.4%) | 0.099 |
Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy | 2 (8%) | 4 (11.4%) | 1.00 |
Chylothrax | 1 (4%) | 2 (5.7%) | 1.00 |
Surgical stie infection | 1 (4%) | 1 (2.9%) | 1.00 |
In-hospital mortality | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.00 |