| Methods |
Cohort
Prospective |
| Participants |
116 patients identified through hospital records, 48 APE, 68 AR ( 78 men, 38 women) having Ro resection between 1994‐1999. Spain |
| Interventions |
EORTC‐CR38
Nottingham Health Profile. |
| Outcomes |
Quality of life |
| Notes |
Evidence level: 2B.
Not stated: Tumour and anastomotic distance fro anal verge; pouch. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
High risk |
Prospective cohort study. Patients receiving intention‐to‐cure surgical treatment for rectal cancer were included. |
| Blinding (performance bias and detection bias)
Anterior resection or abdominoperineal resection |
High risk |
Blinding not possible due to surgical therapy. |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
Quality of life |
Low risk |
All included patients completed the study. |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
All QoL data reported, though in figures. |
