Table 6.

Possible risk factors affecting morbidity

	Patients with complications	Patients without complications	p-value
Mean number of dissected lymph nodes	16.4	10.8	0.02
Percentage of affected lymph nodes	35.1%	26.7%	0.021
Dissected lymph node region:
• Axilla	16 (23.5%)	52 (76.5%)	0.04
• Groin (ilioinguinal)	36 (48.0%)	39 (52.0%)	NS
Body mass index	26.0kg/m2	25.8kg/m2	NS
POSSUM score	31.4	29.5	NS
POSSUM physiological subscore	17.3	16.9	NS