Table 2.
Comparison of complication occurrence between the manual and stapled anastomosis groups after surgery
| Anastomotic methods | Gastric carcinoma | Colorectal cancer | Esophageal cancer | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-lE | A-lE a | A-HH a | PS-ICU | Total | S-lE a | A-lE a | A-HH a | PS-ICU | Total | A-lE | A-HH a | PS-ICU | Total | |
| Manual procedure | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 74 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 97 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
| Stapler suture | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 104 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 128 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 64 |
aIndicates P < 0.05. The Abbreviations: S-lE (stump leakage), A-lE (anastomotic leakage), A-HH (anastomotic hemorrhage), and PS-ICU (post-surgery-ICU).