ASR	abdominosacral resection
BMI	body mass index
CI	confidence interval
CC	colon cancer
CCI	comprehensive complication index
CRC	colorectal cancer
CME	complete mesocolic excision
ERAS	enhanced recovery after surgery
HDI	human development index
ICU	intensive care unit
IQR	interquartile range
LOS	length of stay
MDT	multidisciplinary team
OS	overall survival
OR	odds ratio
PSM	propensity score matching
RAS	robot-assisted surgery
RC	rectal cancer
RCT	randomized controlled trial
STROBE	strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology
TME	total mesorectal excision
TNT	total neoadjuvant treatment
TO	textbook outcome
TOO	textbook oncological outcome
TRG	tumour regression grade