Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of AL patients
| Age (years) | Indication for surgery | Current smoker (Y/N) | Immuno-suppression (Y/N) | History of pelvic radiotherapy/neo-adjuvant radiotherapy (Y/N) | Other significant comorbidities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 | CRC | N | N | N | - |
| 2 | 71 | CRC | Y | N | N | CABG, CRF |
| 3 | 78 | Poorly differentiated renal carcinoma invading left colon | N | N | N | Stroke, MI, CRF |
| 4 | 69 | CRC | N | N | N | - |
| 5 | 69 | CRC | Y | N | N | T2DM |
| 6 | 80 | Diverticular disease | N | N | N | CABG |
| 7 | 66 | CRC | N | N | N | T2DM |
| 8 | 72 | CRC | N | N | N | |
| 9 | 64 | CRC | N | N | N | COPD, CRF |
| 10 | 69 | CRC | N | N | N | - |
| 11 | 43 | Endometriosis | N | N | N | - |
| 12 | 75 | CRC | Y | N | N | T2DM |
| 13 | 40 | CRC | Y | N | Y | - |
| 14 | 59 | CRC | N | N | N | - |
| 15 | 79 | CRC | N | N | Y | T2DM |
| 16 | 85 | CRC | Y | N | N |
| Preoperative albumin (g/L) | Preoperative protein (g/L) | Preoperative WCC (× 109/L) | Preoperative CRP (mg/L) | Preoperative Hb (g/L) | Type of surgery | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 78 | 5 | 3 | 109 | Elective hand-assisted laparoscopic low anterior resection |
| 2 | 37 | - | 9.5 | - | 133 | Elective laparoscopic anterior resection |
| 3 | 21 | 74 | 9.4 | 215 | 104 | Semi-elective laparoscopic anterior resection |
| 4 | 40 | 81 | 6.9 | - | 163 | Elective laparoscopic anterior resection |
| 5 | - | - | 9.3 | - | 160 | Elective laparoscopic anterior resection |
| 6 | 34 | 76 | 6.8 | - | 105 | Elective laparoscopic anterior resection, repair of the bladder for colovesical fistula |
| 7 | 42 | 81 | 5.9 | - | 124 | Elective laparoscopic low anterior resection |
| 8 | 37 | 71 | 5.8 | 4 | 143 | Elective laparoscopic low anterior resection |
| 9 | 32 | 77 | 6.1 | - | 75 | Elective laparoscopic anterior resection |
| 10 | 40 | 80 | 14.1 | 4 | 142 | Emergency open high anterior resection |
| 11 | 39 | 73 | 13.6 | - | 140 | Elective laparoscopic anterior resection |
| 12 | 40 | 69 | 6 | - | 102 | Elective laparoscopic mobilization of right colon, converted to open left hemicolectomy |
| 13 | 37 | 81 | 5.2 | - | 105 | Elective laparoscopic ultralow anterior resection + loop ileostomy |
| 14 | 36 | 66 | 6.4 | - | 133 | Elective laparoscopic ultralow anterior resection |
| 15 | 39 | 72 | - | - | 137 | Elective laparoscopic ultralow anterior resection + loop ileostomy |
| 16 | 46 | 86 | 5.2 | 4 | 154 | Elective open resection of ileocolic anastomosis, segmental resection of distal transverse colon |
| Type of anastomosis | Duration of Surgery (mins) | Perioperative blood transfusions (units of blood) | Perioperative hypothermia (Y/N) | Stage of malignancy | Anastomotic leak (postoperative day) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | End to end, stapled | 329 | 0 | 0 | T3N0M0 | 12 |
| 2 | End to end, stapled | 182 | 0 | 0 | T4aN0M0 | 13 |
| 3 | End to end, stapled | 322 | 4 | 0 | Poorly differentiated renal cell carcinoma invading left colon | 6 |
| 4 | End to end, stapled | 241 | 0 | 0 | T4aN0M0 | 4 |
| 5 | End to end, stapled | 140 | 0 | 0 | T3N0M0 | 4 |
| 6 | End to end, stapled | 225 | 1 | 0 | Diverticular disease | 9 |
| 7 | End to end, stapled | 278 | 0 | 0 | T2N2aM0 | 5 |
| 8 | End to end, stapled | 166 | 0 | 0 | T3N0M0 | 5 |
| 9 | End to end, stapled | 145 | 9 | 0 | T3N0M0 | 20 |
| 10 | End to end, stapled | 245 | 0 | 0 | T3N0M0 | 7 |
| 11 | End to end, stapled | 320 | 0 | 0 | Endometriosis | 2 |
| 12 | End to end, stapled | 246 | 0 | 0 | T3N0M0 | 2 |
| 13 | End to end, stapled | 330 | 0 | 0 | ypT3ypN1cM0 | 9 |
| 14 | End to end, stapled | 399 | 0 | 0 | T3N0M0 | 7 |
| 15 | End to end, stapled | 402 | 0 | 0 | ypT1ypN0M0 | 13 |
| 16 | Side to side, stapled | 183 | 0 | 0 | T3N0M0 | 5 |
CRC colorectal cancer, CABG coronary artery bypass graft, CRF chronic renal failure, MI myocardial infarction, T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease