Table II.
Demographic and clinicopathological data of patients with or without postoperative complications due to infection.
| Complications | No complications | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 65 | 1018 | |
| Age | 65.6±9.0 | 64.5±11.1 | 0.44 |
| Gender (M:F) | 44:21 | 588:430 | 0.11 |
| Co-morbidity | |||
| Hypertension | |||
| Yes | 10 (15.4) | 159 (15.6) | 0.99 |
| No | 50 (84.6) | 859 (84.4) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | |||
| Yes | 13 (20.0) | 86 (8.5) | 0.01 |
| No | 52 (80.0) | 932 (91.5) | |
| Emergency surgery | |||
| Yes | 2 (3.1) | 4 (0.4) | 0.04 |
| No | 63 (96.9) | 1014 (99.6) | |
| Location | |||
| Colon | 30 (46.2) | 532 (52.3) | 0.31 |
| Rectum | 35 (53.8) | 474 (57.7) | |
| Laparoscopic surgery | |||
| Yes | 3 (4.6) | 30 (2.9) | 0.44 |
| No | 62 (95.4) | 988 (97.1) | |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | |||
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.2) | 0.99 |
| No | 65 (100) | 1016 (99.8) | |
| Stoma construction | |||
| Yes | 16 (24.6) | 159 (15.6) | 0.07 |
| No | 49 (75.4) | 859 (84.4) | |
| Curability | |||
| A | 6 (9.2) | 51 (5.0) | 0.15 |
| B | 59 (90.8) | 967 (95.0) | |
| Stage | |||
| 0 | 1 (1.5) | 33 (3.2) | 0.50 |
| I | 14 (21.5) | 222 (21.8) | |
| II | 23 (35.4) | 336 (33.0) | |
| III | 22 (33.8) | 388 (38.1) | |
| IV | 5 (7.7) | 39 (3.8) | |
| Outcome | |||
| Alive | 49 (75.4) | 826 (81.1) | 0.28 |
| Succumbed to tumor relapse | 12 (18.5) | 122 (12.0) | |
| Succumbed to another cause | 1 (1.5) | 40 (3.9) | |
| Unknown | 3 (4.6) | 30 (2.9) | |
Percentage of patients with resection with curative intent is shown in parentheses.