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. 2023 May 17;7(3):zrad038. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrad038

Table 5.

Procedural and postoperative outcomes after tumour resection

Ileostomy(n = 41) Colostomy(n = 280) P
Type of surgery 0.495
 Sigmoid resection 22 (53.7) 174 (62.1)
 Left hemicolectomy 14 (34.1) 84 (30.0)
 Subtotal colectomy 3 (7.3) 14 (5.0)
 Extended left hemicolectomy 1 (2.4) 7 (2.5)
 Transverse colectomy 1 (2.4) 1 (0.4)
Primary anastomosis 39 (95.1) 236 (84.6) 0.124
Reversal of diverting stoma during resection 9 (22.0) 129 (46.1) 0.006*
New stoma during resection 2 (4.9) 32 (11.4) 0.311
Stoma present directly after resection 33 (80.5) 1780 (63.8) 0.061
Minimally invasive approach 12 (29.3) 148 (52.9) 0.008*
Conversion 0 (0) 27 (9.60) 0.074
No perioperative complications 40 (97.6) 270 (96.4) 0.999
 Perioperative transfusion 0 (0.0) 1 (0.4)
 Perioperative iatrogenic damage 0 (0.0) 3 (1.1)
 Perioperative bladder damage 1 (2.4) 0 (0.0)
 Other operative complications 0 (0.0) 6 (2.1)
Length of stay after resection (days), median (i.q.r.) 6 (5–11) 7 (5–10) 0.883
ICU days, median (i.q.r.) 0 (0–1) 0 (0–0) 0.003*
30-day mortality rate 2 (4.9) 4 (1.4) 0.297
Anastomotic leakage 4 (9.8) 12 (4.3) 0.269
Abscess formation 3 (7.3) 10 (3.6) 0.406
90-day surgical complication 9 (23.1) 53 (19.1) 0.731
30-day readmission 7 (17.1) 41 (14.7) 0.884
Stoma present at the end of follow-up 11 (27.5) 79 (28.4) 0.999
Adjuvant chemotherapy 14 (36.8) 116 (41.9) 0.683
R0 resection 37 (90.2) 259 (92.5) 0.858

Values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated. *Significant P value. i.q.r., interquartile range.