Table 4.

Differences between groups in complications

	Multimodal EON group (n = 53)	Conventional care group (n = 54)	P value
No. of patients with infectious complications, n (%)	8 (15.1%)	11 (20.4%)	0.475
Pneumonia, n (%)	7 (13.2%)	9 (16.7%)	0.616
SIRS, n (%)	2 (3.8%)	9 (16.7%)	0.028
Septicaemia, n (%)	4 (7.5%)	3 (5.6%)	0.716
Intra-abdominal abscess, n (%)	2 (4.0%)	1 (1.9%)	1.000
Wound infection, n (%)	5 (9.4%)	4 (7.4%)	0.742
No. of patients with non-infectious complications, n (%)	10 (18.9%)	9 (16.7%)	0.766
Anastomotic blood, n (%)	2 (4.0%)	1 (1.9%)	1.000
Anastomotic leakage, n (%)	7 (13.2%)	6 (11.1%)	0.740
Wound dehiscence, n (%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0.495
Intestinal obstruction, n (%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	1.000
Deep venous thrombosis, n (%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0.243
No. of intraoperative complications, n (%)	2 (4.0%)	1 (1.9%)	1.000

EON early oral nutrition, SIRS indicates systemic inflammatory response syndrome