Table 2.
Comparison of surgical outcomes between the two groups
| Surgical outcomes | Drain group | No-drain group | P value |
| (n = 56) | (n = 52) | ||
| Operating time (min) | 171.4 ± 42 | 155.6 ± 39 | 0.096 |
| Passage of flatus (POD) | 3.67 ± 0.57 | 3.52 ± 0.95 | 0.495 |
| Initiation of soft diet (POD) | 4.87 ± 0.72 | 4.82 ± 0.84 | 0.314 |
| Hospital stay (POD) | 9.32 ± 2.21 | 8.39 ± 2.35 | 0.402 |
| Complications, n (%) | 0.324 | ||
| None | 44 (78.57) | 42 (80.76) | |
| Wound infection | 4 (7.14) | 4 (7.69) | |
| Pulmonary infection | 7 (12.50) | 6 (11.53) | |
| Wound dehiscence | 2 (3.57) | 2 (3.84) | |
| Fever | 7 (12.50) | 6 (11.53) | |
| Anastomotic leak | 1 (1.78) | 1 (1.92) | |
| Others1 | 8 (10.71) | 6 (7.69) | |
| Drain-related complications | 4 (7.14) | 0 | |
| Hospital mortality, n (%) | 3 (5.35) | 2 (3.84) | 0.284 |
POD: Post-operative days.
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Abdominal distention, nausea, vomiting.