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. 2019 Feb 5;15(1):36–42. doi: 10.5114/wiitm.2019.82733

Table I.

Characteristics of study groups

Parameter All patients (N = 66) Group 1(n = 40) Group 2(n = 26) P-value
Male 44 (66.7%) 31 (78%) 13 (50%) 0.29
Age, median (IQR) [years] 64 (56–71) 62.5 (54.5–72.5) 65 (57–71) 0.78
BMI, median (IQR) [kg/m2] 25.62 (23.15–29.35) 25.5 (23.7–29.0) 25.9 (21.9–29.7) 0.65
Depth from anal verge, Median (IQR) [cm] 3 (2–4) 3 (2–4) 4 (2–5) 0.08
Preoperative radiotherapy 54 (81.82%) 35 (88%) 19 (73%) 0.63
History of previous surgery 15 (22%) 9 (23%) 7 (27%) 0.74
Operative time, median (IQR) [min] 240 (210–280) 270 (240–300) 210 (170–240) 0.0002
Blood loss, median (IQR) [ml] 100 (50–200) 150 (50–200) 50 (50–150) 0.006
Diverting ileostomy 57 (86%) 15 (100%) 15 (100%) 0.001
Intraoperative adverse events 6 (9.09%) 5 (20%) 1 (13%) 0.03
Postoperative morbidity 15 (22.73%) 13 (33%) 2 (8%) 0.001
Clavien-Dindo III-V 7 (10.6%) 6 (15%) 1 (4%) 0.30
LOS, median (IQR) [days] 5 (4–7) 6 (4–8) 5 (4–6) 0.375
Readmissions 8 (12.12%) 7 (18%) 1 (4%) 0.04