TABLE 3.

Postoperative complications and adverse effects in patients.

Parameter	5-FU (n = 145)				Control (n = 74)
	Ⅰ	Ⅱ	Ⅲ	Ⅳ	Ⅰ	Ⅱ	Ⅲ	Ⅳ
Peritoneal effusion	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Pelvic effusion	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Fever	7	4	0	0	1	7	0	0
Diarrhea	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nausea/Vomiting	4	1	0	0	5	0	0	0
Anastomotic leakage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pulmonary infection	0	2	0	0	1	6	0	0
Incisional infection	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ileus	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
Postoperative hemorrhage	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0

Complications and adverse events were classified according to the National Cancer Institute common terminology criteria for adverse events (version 4.0) (Supplementary Table S1).

5-FU, 5-fluorouracil.