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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 16.
Published in final edited form as: Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 Feb;55(2):228–233. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31823c0bd2

Table 2.

Postoperative outcomes (%)

Outcome Variables n (%) or [IQR]
Length of hospital stay, days a 4 [3-6]
Postoperative complications
 Anastomotic leak 1 (4.2)
 Pelvic abscess 1 (3.3)
 Hemorrhage 1 (3.3)
 Small bowel obstruction 1 (3.3)
 Wound infection c 4 (13.3)
 Urinary retention (transient) 3 (10.0)
Functional outcomes
 Erectile dysfunction 0 (0)
 Ejaculatory dysfunction 1 (6.3) c
 Urinary dysfunction 0 (0)
Mortality 0
a

Median values with interquartile range [IQR]

b

Includes abdominal (n = 1) and perineal wound (n = 3)

c

Among 16 male patients