Short-Term Efficacy of Laparoscopic Treatment for Colorectal Cancer in Patients with Schistosomiasis Japonica

Table 4

Perioperative outcomes.

	LAC ()	OC ()
Time to first flatus (d)
Mean ± SD	2 ± 1	4 ± 2	<0.001
Range	(1–4)	(3–6)
Time to liquid diet (day)
Mean ± SD	5 ± 1	6 ± 2	<0.001
Range	(2–8)	(3–24)
Postoperative hospital stay (d)
Mean ± SD	14 ± 4	16 ± 7	<0.001
Range	(8–27)	(10–66)
Postoperative complications	11	64	<0.001
Anastomotic leakage	2	10	0.270
Anastomotic bleeding	3	5	0.690
Abdominal bleeding	0	2	0.341
Wound infection	3	22	0.031
Abdominal infection	0	3	0.242
Pneumonia	2	9	0.346
Urethral infection	0	3	0.242
Ileus	1	4	0.589
Urinary disturbance	0	4	0.176
Chyle fistula	0	2	0.341
Schistosomiasis-related complications
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding	0	3	0.242
Massive ascites	3	7	0.941
Severe hypoproteinemia	1	16	0.021

SD: standard deviation, LAC: laparoscopic, and OC: open.