Laparoscopic Surgery Can Reduce Postoperative Edema Compared with Open Surgery
Table 2
Comparison of intraoperative data between groups.
Group O ()
Group L ()
p values
Surgical indication
0.968
Inflammation
3 (7.50)
3 (7.69)
Stricture
24 (60.00)
23 (58.97)
Internal fistula/mass
11 (27.50)
10 (25.64)
Hemorrhage
2 (5.00)
3 (7.69)
Type of surgery
0.629
Small bowel resection
11 (27.50)
10 (25.64)
Ileocolic resection
21 (52.50)
24 (61.54)
Colonic resection
8 (20.00)
5 (12.82)
Hand-assisted anastomosis
11 (28.21)
Length of incision (cm)
10.30 ± 1.79
5.00 ± 1.23
<0.001
Operation duration (min)
86.85 ± 24.31
121.53 ± 33.62
<0.001
Blood loss (mL)
122.25 ± 53.61
54.10 ± 21.97
<0.001
Data are (percentages) and mean SD. Group O: patients who underwent open surgery; Group L: patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery. Mann-Whitney test except Chi-square test.
