Table 3.

Complications

	Conventional group	CME/CVL group	p value
	n = 84	n = 71
Intraoperative apparent complications	12 (14.3)	14 (19.7)	0.367
Vascular injuries	4 (4.8)	7 (9.9)	0.218
Blood loss (ml)*	300 (50–4000)	100 (40–800)	< 0.001
Post-operative complications
Clavien-Dindo ≥ 2	16 (19)	15 (21.1)	0.747
Surgical site infections
Superficial and deep incisional	13 (15.5)	8 (11.3)	0.446
Organ/space	3 (3.6)	4 (5.6)	0.703
Anastomotic leak	1 (1.2)	4 (5.6)	0.180
Iatrogenic small bowel perforation	1 (1.2)	1 (1.4)	1.000
Bleeding	4 (4.8)	2 (2.8)	0.688
Sepsis	0 (0.0)	2 (2.8)	0.208
Pneumonia	3 (3.6)	4 (5.6)	0.703
Severe respiratory failure	0 (0.0)	5 (7.0)	0.019
Pulmonary embolism	1 (1.2)	2 (2.8)	0.593
Cardiac decompensation or atrial fibrillation	1 (1.2)	3 (4.2)	0.333
Acute renal insufficiency	0 (0.0)	3 (4.2)	0.094
Urinary tract infection	4 (4.8)	1 (1.4)	0.376
Urinary retention	4 (4.8)	0 (0.0)	0.125
90-day institutional mortality rate	0 (0.0)	5 (7.0)	0.019

With percentages in parentheses unless indicated otherwise

*Values are median (range)