Table 4.
Postoperative clinicopathological data of all patients enrolled
| Clinicopathologic data | PCG(N = 68) M (IQR) orN (%) |
CG (N = 41) M (IQR) orN (%) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathological TNM staging | 0.394 | ||
| I | 18 | 8 | |
| II | 18 | 10 | |
| III | 29 | 23 | |
| IV | 3 | 0 | |
| Complications | 0.081 | ||
| Yes | 6 | 0 | |
| No | 62 | 41 | |
| Postoperative fever | 0.379 | ||
| Yes | 29 | 14 | |
| No | 39 | 27 | |
| Highest temperature (°C) | 0.587 | ||
| < 37.3 | 39 | 27 | |
| 37.3–38.5 | 22 | 12 | |
| > 38.5 | 7 | 2 | |
| Screening examination | 0.012* | ||
| None | 16 | 2 | |
| BRE + CRP | 8 | 4 | |
| BRE + CRP + CT | 4 | 5 | |
| Nucleic acid test | 0 | 2 | |
| Reason of fever | 0.423 | ||
| Abdominal infection | 1 | 0 | |
| Pulmonary infection | 1 | 0 | |
| Incision infection | 4 | 0 | |
| Anastomotic leakage | 1 | 0 | |
| Unclear | 17 | 11 | |
| None | 5 | 3 | |
| Transfusion of blood | 0.422 | ||
| Yes | 3 | 4 | |
| No | 65 | 37 | |
| Postoperative hospital stay (day) | 7 (6–8) | 9 (7–11) | 0.000* |
| Total hospital stay (day) | 11 (9–13) | 15 (13–19) | 0.000* |
PCG Pre-COVID-19 group, CG COVID-19 group, BRE Blood routine examination, CRP C-reactive protein, CT Computed tomography, Postoperative fever (≥37.3 °C)
M Median, IQR Inter-quartile range, N Number
* P < 0.05, statistically different