Postoperative outcomes | Before matching | After matching | ||||
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RAMIE (n = 27) | VAMIE (n = 88) | P value | RAMIE (n = 27) | VAMIE (n = 27) | P value | |
Operation time (minutes) | 349 ± 45 | 294 ± 52 | < 0.001 | 349 ± 45 | 285 ± 66 | < 0.001 |
Blood loss (mL) | 118 ± 71 | 165 ± 107 | 0.030* | 119 ± 72 | 158 ± 82 | 0.062* |
Number of harvested LNs | 20 ± 7 | 18 ± 6 | 0.214* | 20 ± 7 | 19 ± 5 | 0.420* |
Postoperative hospital stay (day) | 13.8 ± 2.0 | 14.1 ± 4.2 | 0.548* | 13.8 ± 2.0 | 12.8 ± 2.7 | 0.128 |
Overall complication (at least one) [n (%)] | 10 (37.0) | 37(42.0) | 0.643 | 10 (37.0) | 9 (33.3) | 0.776 |
RLN injury [n (%)] | 4 (14.8) | 14 (15.9) | 0.891 | 4 (14.8) | 3 (11.1) | 1.000† |
Pulmonary complication [n (%)] | 5 (18.5) | 16 (18.2) | 0.968 | 5 (18.5) | 2 (7.4) | 0.224 |
Arrhythmia [n (%)] | 1 (3.7) | 8 (9.1) | 0.362 | 1 (3.7) | 0 | 1.000† |
Anastomotic leak [n (%)] | 3 (11.1) | 9 (10.2) | 0.763 | 3 (11.1) | 1 (3.7) | 0.351† |
Chylothorax [n (%)] | 0 | 1 (1.1) | 1.000† | 0 | 1 (3.7) | 1.000† |
Bleeding [n (%)] | 1 (3.7) | 2 (2.3) | 0.556† | 1 (3.7) | 1 (3.7) | 1.000† |
Delayed gastric emptying [n (%)] | 1 (3.7) | 7 (8.0) | 0.448 | 1 (3.7) | 0 | 1.000† |
90-day mortality [n (%)] | 0 | 2 (2.3) | 1.000† | 0 | 1 (3.7) | 1.000† |