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Surgical outcomes in the chemoradiation (CR) and surgery-first (SF) groups
| CR group | SF group | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 38/88 (43%) | 67/85 (79%) | – |
| Overall morbidity | 15 (40%) | 29 (43%) | 0.837 |
| Complications with re-intervention | 5 (13%) | 11 (16%) | 1.000 |
| Blood transfusion, yes | 2 (5%) | 16 (24%) | 0.016 |
| Median number of units (range) | 2.5 (2–3) | 2 (1–8) | 0.921 |
| Median length of stay, days (range) | 23 (12–72) | 15 (0–80) | 0.001 |
| In-hospital mortality | 3 (8%) | 3 (4%) | 0.665 |
