Table 1.
Patient characteristics, POC and subgroups of patients
| Patient characteristics (N = 115) | |
|---|---|
| Sex ratio (M:F) | 59 (51.3%):56 (48.7%) |
| Age (years) | 68 (39–89) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27 (17–43) |
| Physical status classification ASA | |
| 1/2/3/4 | 1 (0.9%)/33 (28.7%)/59 (51.3%)/22 (19.1%) |
| Comorbidities (overall) | 53 (46.1%) |
| Coronary artery disease | 24 (20.9%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 30 (26.1%) |
| Thromboembolic disease | 27 (23.5%) |
| Rectal resections | 47 (40.9%) |
| TaTME | 16 (13.9%) |
| Laparoscopic/open TME | 14 (12.2%)/6 (5.2%) |
| Laparoscopic PME | 11 (9.6%) |
| Operating time (min) | 200 (90–380) |
| Adenocarcinoma | 38 (33.0%) |
| Adenoma with HG dysplasia | 4 (3.5%) |
| pCR after neoadjuvant CRT | 3 (2.6%) |
| No residual malignancy after LE | 2 (1.7%) |
| Upper/middle/distal rectum | 26 (55.3%)/11 (23.4%)/11 (23.4%) |
| Neoadjuvant therapy | 29 (61.7%) |
| Colonic resections | 68 (59.1%) |
| Laparoscopic/open left colectomy | 14 (12.2%)/6 (5.2%) |
| Laparoscopic/open right colectomy | 23 (20.0%)/23 (20.0%) |
| Transverse colon resection | 2 (1.7%) |
| Operating time (min) | 195 (75–380) |
| Adenocarcinoma | 55 (47.8%) |
| Adenoma with HG dysplasia | 10 (8.7%) |
| NET | 1 (0.9%) |
| Lymphoma | 2 (1.7%) |
| No complications/overall complications | 66 (57.4%)/49 (42.6%) |
| Mortality | 1 (0.9%) |
| Clavien‒Dindo | |
| 1/2 | 1 (0.9%)/34 (29.6%) |
| 3a/3b | 2 (1.7%)/3 (2.6%) |
| 4a/4b | 6 (5.2%)/2 (1.7%) |
| 5 | 1 (0.9%) |
| Reoperation | 10 (8.7%) |
| Anastomotic leak | 6 (5.2%) |
| Paralytic ileus | 15 (13%) |
| Urinary tract complications | 8 (7%) |
| Wound complications | 7 (6.1%) |
| Sepsis | 4 (3.5%) |
| Medical complications | 16 (13.9%) |
| Subgroups of patients | |
| CD > 3a | 12 (10.4%) |
| CD > 2 | 14 (12.2%) |
| ICU (days) | 4 (1; 60) |
| ICU > 5 days | 33 (28.7%) |
| Hospital stay (days) | 8 (6; 72) |
| Hospital stay > 10 days | 30 (26.1%) |
| Antibiotic treatment | 24 (20.9%) |
| Inflammatory complication | 29 (25.2%) |
M male, F female, TaTME transanal total mesorectal excision, TME total mesorectal excision, PME partial mesorectal excision, LC left colectomy, RC right colectomy, pCR pathologic complete response, CRT chemoradiotherapy, LE local excision, NET neuroendocrine tumour, HG high grade, BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists. Categorical variables are described by absolute (relative) frequencies. Continuous variables are described by median (minimum–maximum)