Table 2.

Primary outcomes

	APR	Intersphincteric	TaTME	p value
Median operative time, min (IQR)	240 (210–270)	212.5 (170–260)	270 (240–330)	0.018
Median blood loss, ml (IQR)	125 (100–200)	150 (50–200)	150 (100–200)	0.856
Intraoperative adverse events (IAE), n (%)	1 (7.69%)	1 (7.14%)	1 (4%)	0.869
Anastomosis
Circular stapled	0	1 (7.14%)	19 (76%)	< 0.001
Hand-sewn coloanal	0	13 (92.86%)	6 (24%)
No anastomosis	13 (100%)	0	0
Sphincter excision (no excision/internal/external) (no. of patients)	0/0/13	1/12/0	20/5/0	< 0.001
Ileostomy, n (%)	0	14 (100%)	25 (100%)	< 0.001
Perioperative morbidity	4 (30.77%)	5 (35.71%)	3 (12%)	0.181
Perioperative mortality	0	0	0	n/a
Clavien-Dindo
III	0	2	2	0.094
II	4	3	1