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DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM
Volume 58, Issue 9, Pages 862-869Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000435
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- National Institutes of Health [UL1 TR000127]
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BACKGROUND: Compared with standard laparoscopy, single-site laparoscopic colorectal surgery may potentially offer advantages by creating fewer surgical incisions and providing a multifunctional trocar. Previous comparisons, however, have been limited by small sample sizes and selection bias. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare 60-day outcomes between standard laparoscopic and single-site laparoscopic colorectal surgery patients undergoing elective and urgent surgeries. DESIGN: This was an unselected, retrospective cohort study comparing patients who underwent elective and unplanned standard laparoscopic or single-site laparoscopic colorectal resections for benign and malignant disease between 2008 and 2014. Outcomes were compared using univariate analyses. SETTINGS: This study was conducted at a single institution. PATIENTS: A total of 626 consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery were included. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Morbidity and mortality rates within 60 postoperative days were measured. RESULTS: A total of 318 (51%) and 308 patients (49%) underwent standard laparoscopic and single-site laparoscopic procedures. No significant differences were noted in mean operative time (standard laparoscopy, 182.1 +/- 81.3 vs single-site laparoscopy, 177.0 +/- 86.5; p = 0.30) or postoperative length of stay (standard laparoscopy, 4.8 +/- 3.4 vs single-site laparoscopy, 5.5 +/- 6.9; p = 0.14). Conversions to laparotomy and 60-day readmissions were also similar for both cohorts across all of the procedures performed. A significant difference was identified in the number of patients who developed postoperative complications (standard laparoscopy, 19.2% vs single-site laparoscopy, 10.7%; p = 0.004), especially with respect to surgical-site infections (standard laparoscopy, 11.3% vs single-site laparoscopy, 5.8%; p = 0.02). LIMITATIONS: This was a retrospective, single institution study. CONCLUSIONS: Single-site laparoscopic colorectal surgery demonstrates similar results to standard laparoscopic colorectal surgery with regard to operative time, length of stay, and readmissions. Single-site laparoscopic colorectal surgery may provide advantages in limiting the development of certain complications, such as superficial surgical-site infections.
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