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Table 2.

Correlation between the characteristics of each anastomotic technique and the rate of AL

	Suture characteristics	Leak	p-value
Hand-sewn anastomosis group	Barbed (n = 40) Non-braided (n = 24)	4 (10%) 6 (25%)	0.110
Circular stapled anastomosis group	Manual (n = 2) Purse string device (n = 69) Stapler diameter (25 mm) (n = 69) Stapler diameter (29 mm) (n = 2)	0 (0%) 3 (4.3%) 3 (4.3%) 0 (0%)	0.763 0.763
Linear stapled anastomosis group	Stapler type (mechanical) (n = 29) Stapler type (electric) (n = 66) Stapler length (45 mm) (n = 37) Stapler length (60 mm) (n = 5 8) Layer of defect closing (single) (n = 43) Layer of defect closing (double) (n = 52) Suture thread for defect closing (barbed) (n = 55) Suture thread for defect closing (braided) (n = 3) Suture thread for defect closing (non-braided) (n = 37)	0 (0%) 6 (9.1%) 1 (2.7%) 5 (8.6%) 2 (4.6%) 4 (7.7%) 4 (7.3%) 1 (33.3%) 1 (2.7%)	0.093 0.248 0.544 0.1

Suture characteristics

Leak

p-value

Hand-sewn anastomosis group

Barbed (n = 40)

Non-braided (n = 24)

4 (10%)

6 (25%)

0.110

Circular stapled anastomosis group

Manual (n = 2)

Purse string device (n = 69)

Stapler diameter (25 mm) (n = 69)

Stapler diameter (29 mm) (n = 2)

0 (0%)

3 (4.3%)

0 (0%)

0.763

Linear stapled anastomosis group

Stapler type (mechanical) (n = 29)

Stapler type (electric) (n = 66)

Stapler length (45 mm) (n = 37)

Stapler length (60 mm) (n = 5 8)

Layer of defect closing (single) (n = 43)

Layer of defect closing (double) (n = 52)

Suture thread for defect closing (barbed) (n = 55)

Suture thread for defect closing (braided) (n = 3)

Suture thread for defect closing (non-braided) (n = 37)

0 (0%)

6 (9.1%)

1 (2.7%)

5 (8.6%)

2 (4.6%)

4 (7.7%)

4 (7.3%)

1 (33.3%)

1 (2.7%)

0.093

0.248

0.544

0.1