Table 4.

Pairwise comparisons for short-term postoperative outcomes

		TCT-BTS	DS-BTS	ER
Primary anastomosis*	CS-BTS	0.98 (0.26–3.71)	0.61 (0.22–1.68)	0.23 (0.13–0.38)
	TCT-BTS	–	0.63 (0.12-3.05)	0.23 (0.06–0.84)
	DS-BTS	–	–	0.37 (0.13–1.06)
Mortality*	CS-BTS	1.48 (0.29–6.29)	0.71 (0.35-1.23)	2.13 (1.59–3.22)
	TCT-BTS	–	0.48 (0.10-2.61)	1.45 (0.35–8.01)
	DS-BTS	–	–	3.03 (1.75–6.67)
Anastomotic leak*	CS-BTS	1.69 (0.35–7.88)	0.75 (0.22–2.21)	1.33 (0.84–2.21)
	TCT-BTS	–	0.45 (0.07–3.11)	0.79 (0.17–3.89)
	DS-BTS	–	–	1.77 (0.61–6.11)
Permanent colostomy*	CS-BTS	1.89 (0.50–7.14)	0.98 (0.27–3.51)	3.28 (1.75–6.41)
	TCT-BTS	–	0.52 (0.08–3.34)	1.75 (0.45–6.77)
	DS-BTS	–	–	3.35 (0.88–14.07)
Hospital stays†	CS-BTS	−15.35 (−25.43–5.13)	13.76 (9.13–18.03)	2.10 (−0.44–5.27)
	TCT-BTS	–	29.00 (18.02–39.73)	17.46 (6.24–27.77)
	DS-BTS	–	–	−11.58 (−15.60–6.77)

Statistically significant outcomes in bold: OR was significant if the 95% CI did not include the value 1, MD was significant if the 95% CI did not include the value 0

^*Odds ratio of horizontal treatment over vertical treatment

^†Mean difference of horizontal treatment minus vertical treatment, (95% credible intervals CI)