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1Division of Colorectal Surgery, University Surgical Cluster, National University Health System, Singapore.
2Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
© 2013 The Korean Society of Coloproctology
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This paper was presented as an oral presentation at the 13th Congress of Asia Pacific Federation of Coloproctology (APFCP) meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, 2-4 December 2011 and as a poster presentation at the 2012 Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) meeting in San Diego, CA, USA, 7-10 March 2012.
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Comparison of the demographics and hematological investigations between the two groups
Values are presented as median (range) or number (%).
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Comparison of the operative details between the two groups
Values are presented as number (%) or median (range).
NA, not applicable.
Comparison of the operative outcomes between the two groups
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Comparison of the cost incurred between the two groups
Values are presented as median (range).
USD, United States Dollars.
Values are presented as median (range) or number (%). ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Values are presented as number (%) or median (range). NA, not applicable.
Values are presented as median (range) or number (%).
Values are presented as median (range). USD, United States Dollars.