Table 3.
The relationship between clinical results and the time of injection in patients using carbon nanoparticles
| Variables | The time of injection (3–5 days) n = 17 | The time of injection (6–7 days) n = 10 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to detect the tumor | 3.06 ± 2.63 | 2.11 ± 0.44 | 0.269 |
| Blood loss | 123.24 ± 32.44 | 128.10 ± 24.97 | 0.687 |
| Operation time | 146.35 ± 32.19 | 159.50 ± 27.43 | 0.291 |
| Dissected lymph nodes number | 14.82 ± 3.47 | 13.70 ± 3.09 | 0.406 |
| Dissected lymph nodes | 0.639 | ||
| ≥12 | 13 | 6 | |
| <12 | 4 | 4 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | 1.000 | ||
| Yes | 8 | 4 | |
| No | 9 | 6 | |
| Postoperative complications | |||
| Bleeding | 1 | 0 | |
| Infection | 0 | 0 | |
| Anastomotic leakage | 0 | 1 | |
| Intestinal obstruction | 1 | 0 | |
| Urinary complication | 0 | 0 | |
| Intractable fecal incontinence | 0 | 0 |
*p < 0.05