Table 1 Primary postoperative outcomes before and after propensity score-matching

Postoperative hospital stay,days

12.70 (6.4)

12.36(7.3)

0.07

12.75 (6.6)

12.40(7.5)

0.53

The length of PACU stay, min

51.86(27.9)

32.82 (21.9)

P < 0.001*

52.56 (29.0)

32.77 (22.3)

< 0.0001*

Postoperative ambulation time, days

2.98(1.8)

2.57 (1.5)

P < 0.001*

2.99 (1.8)

2.52(1.3)

< 0.0001*

First feces’ time, days,

4.61(1.6)

4.38 (1.6)

P = 0.01*

4.58 (1.6)

4.34 (1.5)

0.0089*