Table 5.

Multivariate analysis of postoperative factors for AL

Postoperative factors	Odds ratio	95% CI	p value
Tachycardia (≥ 100 bpm)-POD1 (yes/no)	4.84	[0.58~34.59]	0.14
CRP-POD3 (≥ 15 mg/dl/< 15 mg/dl)	0.28	[0.002~2.51]	0.27
Fever (≥ 38 °C)-POD3 (yes/no)	30.97	[4.68~311.22]	0.0003✝
First defecation day (< POD3/≥ POD3)	5.82	[1.34~31.30]	0.019✝

AL anastomotic leakage, CRP C-reactive protein, POD postoperative day

^✝p < 0.05