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. 2012 Feb 15;10:39. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-10-39

Table 2.

Demographics, Tumor Localizations, Operation Technique, Intra- and Postoperative Parameters, Complications and Pathological Features in Patients Who Underwent Single Organ and Multivisceral Resections

Single organ resections (n = 264) Multivisceral resections (n = 90) p
Demographics
 Age 59.7 ± 13.7 59.4 ± 13.9 0.871
 Gender (males) 168 (63.3) 42 (46.7) 0.005
Localization (Colon/Rectum) 116 (48.5)/148 (51.5) 43 (56.7)/47 (43.3) 0.527
Preoperative metastasis 32 (12.1) 11 (12.2) 0.980
 Synchrone metastasectomy 10 (3.8) 4 (4.4) 0.759

Operation technique
 Conventional/laparoscopic 110 (41.7)/154 (58.3) 54 (60.0)/36 (40.0) 0.003
 Conversion (%) 25/154 (16.2) 15/36 (41.7) 0.001
Intra- and Postoperative Parameters
Operation time (min) (n = 252) 203.0 ± 53.4 (n = 83) 256.4 ± 77.0 0.0001
Intraoperative bleeding (ml) (n = 213) 250 0[1-4000] (n = 68) 450 [100-2700] 0.0001
Total transfusion
 Rate 119/256 (47.4) 61/88 (68.5) 0.0001
 Amount 0 (0-12) 2 (0-26) 0.001
Synchrone metastasectomy 10 (3.8) 4 (4.4) 0.759
Length of hospital stay 8.6 ± 6.8 9.0 ± 4.9 0.652

Complications (n = 264) (n = 90)
 Surgical site infection 13 (4.9) 6/90 (6.6) 0.590
  Wound infection 6 (2.3) 3 (3.3)
  Evisceration 5 (1.9) 2 (2.2)
  Intraabdominal abscess 2 (0.8) 1 (1.1)
 Fistula 16 (6.0) 5 (5.5) 0.831
  Anastomotic 14 (5.3) 2 (2.2)
  Urinary 1 (0.4) 2 (2.2)
 Biliary 1 (0.4) 1 (1.1)
 Anastomotic leakage 14 (5.3) 2 (2.2) 0.378
 Ileus 11 (4.2) 5 (5.5) 0.568
 Nonsurgical 5 (1.9) 3 (3.3) 0.429
 Intrabdominal hemorrhage 7 (2.7) 4 (4.4) 0.483
 Urinary retantion/leakage 2 (0.8) 1 (1.1) 0.999
 Missed bowel injury 1 (0.4) 1 (1.1) 0.449
 Reoperation 5 (2.0) 2 (1.1) 0.999
  Intrabdominal hemorrhage 2 (0.8) 1 (1.1)
  Anastomotic leakage 2 (0.8) 0 (0)
  Missed bowel injury 1 (0.4) 1 (1.1)
 Overall 55 (20.9) 22 (24.4) 0.516

30-day mortality 11 (4.2) 4 (4.4) 0.999

T Stage 0.0001
pT0*/pT1/pT2/pT3/pT4 16 (6.1)/12 (4.5)/37 (14)/199 (75.4)/0 1 (1.1)/1 (1.1)/9 (10)/48 (53.3)/31 (34.4)

Harvested lymph nodes 13.7 ± 7.3 16.0 ± 9.6 0.043

N Stage 0.227

pN (negative)/(positive) 148 (56.1)/116 (43.9) 54 (60)/44 (40)

Vascular invasion 103 (39.0) 43 (47.7) 0.363
Perineural invasion 116 (43.9) 54 (60.0) 0.043

Differentiation 0.227
Poorly/Moderately/Well/Undetermined or missed 28 (10.6)/208 (78.8)/12 (4.5)/16 (6.1) 8 (8.9)/77 (85.6)/4 (4.4)/1 (1.1)

Positive surgical margin (R1-R2 resection) 2 (0.8) 2 (2.2) 0.268

* includes only pT0 rectal tumors after neoadjuvant chemo-radiation therapy (complete response)