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. 2016 Dec;8(12):3551–3562. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.12.62

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
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.