Table 1. Mortality and length of stay for patients with and without anastomotic leakage.
Characteristics | No leak (n=587), n (%) | Leak (n=122), n (%) | Total (n=709), n (%) | P value |
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Days after operation (mean ± SD) | 13.05±6.97 | 34.85±22.51 | 16.80±13.95 | <0.0001 |
In-hospital or 30-day mortality | 0.0010 | |||
Yes | 2 (0.34) | 6 (4.92) | 8 (1.12) | |
No | 585 (99.66) | 116 (95.08) | 701 (98.90) |
SD, standard deviation.