Table 7.

Target-to-background ratio (TBR) bowel distal from the proximal transection line and anastomotic leakage (AL) (proximal from distal transection line in right hemicolectomies, thus the side from the transection line that will be resected)

	Median TBR no AL	Median TBR AL	P value
1st assessment	3.4 (6.9)	1.2 (1.3)	0.039*
2nd assessment	2.6 (13.5)	1.8 (4.0)	0.482
3rd assessment	1.4 (2.9)	0.9 (0.1)	0.364

Median fluorescence intensity (interquartile range)

*Statistical significant difference (P < 0.05)