Table 5.
Postoperative complications after curative surgery
| Surgery group (103 patients) | SEMS group (113 patients) | TADT group (85 patients) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | Number of patients | Number of patients | |
| Complication (≥G2) (yes:no) | 36:67 | 23:90* | 25:60 |
| Superficial incisional SSI (G2:≥G3) | 8:0 | 3:0 | 5:0 |
| Deep incisional SSI (G2:≥G3) | 0:1 | ||
| Space/organ SSI (G2:≥G3) | 1:0 | 1:0 | 1:1 |
| Anastomotic leakage (G2:≥G3) | 4:6 | 2:5 | 2:2 |
| Anastomotic hemorrhage (G2:≥G3) | 0:2 | ||
| Anastomotic stenosis (G2:≥G3) | 0:1 | ||
| Ileus (G2:≥G3) | 8:0 | 1:6** | 4:1 |
| Necrotic/ischemic enteritis (G2:≥G3) | 0:1 | 0:1 | 2:0 |
| Pneumonia (G2:≥G3) | 3:0 | 0:1 | |
| Incisional abdominal hernia (G2:≥G3) | 0:1 | 0:1 | |
| Thrombosis (G2:≥G3) | 0:1 | ||
| Cholecystitis (G2:≥G3) | 1:1 | 0:1 | 2:0 |
| Sepsis (G2:≥G3) | 0:1 | ||
| Renal failure (G2:≥G3) | 1:0 | ||
| Arrhythmia (G2:≥ G3) | 0:1 | ||
| Gastrointestinal perforation (G2:≥G3) | 0:1 | ||
| Others (G2:≥G3) | 1:0 | 4:0 | 2:1 |
*All complications (≥G2) were lower in the SEMS group than the Surgery group (p = 0.022)
**Ileus (≥G3) was higher in the SEMS group than the Surgery group (p = 0.030)