Table 2.

Recurrence, complications and postoperative mortality outcomes

Author	Median follow-up (months)	Recurrence rate (%)	Complication rate (%)	Complications (description)	Postoperative mortality (%)
Pollard	195 (mean)	0	6.5	Cardiorespiratory complications 3.2; anastomotic leak 3.2%	3.2
McNamara	106 (mean)	3.3	8.2	Urine leak 3.2%; enterocutaneous fistula 1.6%; wound infection 1.6%	1.6
Holmes	13	18.2	45.5	Deep vein thrombosis 9.1%; chest infection 27.3%; pelvic abscess 9.1%	9.1
McBeath	15.3 (mean)	2.8	18.6	Anastomotic leak 5.7%; small bowel obstruction 2.8%; ileus 1.4%; other 8.7%	NR
Munoz	34	9.1	42	NR	6
Vasilevsky	30.8	0	40	Urinary tract infection 9.5%; atelectasis 7.1%; prolonged ileus 4.8%; arrhythmias 4.8%; other 13.8%	0
Yamamoto	159	10	10	Anastomotic leak 6.7%; intrabdominal abscess 3.3%	0
Walker	35	0	15.7	Urinary leak 5.3%; wound infection 5.2%; ischemic colitis 5.2%	5.2
Menenakos	61.7	5.5	27.7	Anastomotic leak 6.6%; gastroparesis 6.6%; abdominal wall hematoma 6.6%; minor hemorrhage through the drain 6.6%	0
Najjar	2–108 (range)	8.3	NR	NR	0
Kavanagh	6 (mean)	4	24	Acute renal failure 4%; acute pulmonary oedema 4%; atrial fibrillation 4%; incisional hernia 4%; wound infection 4%; anastomotic leak 4%	16
Laurent	64 (mean)	0	18.2	Pulmonary infection 9.1%; postoperative hemorrhage 9.1%	0
Ferguson	6.5	0	NR	NR	NR
Melchior	68	0	8.2	Pneumonia 6.1%; wound infection 2%	0
Lynn	31	11.1	NR	NR	0
Niebling	129	0	29	Wound infection 12.9%; urinary tract infection 6.5%; abscess formation 6.5%; anastomotic leak 3.1%	3.2
Maciel	8.8 (mean)	1.3	29.3	Colocutaneous fistula 2.6%;	0
Salgado-Nesme	18.6 (mean)	0			0
Taxonera	101	1.3	13.9	Abdominal abscesses 6.3%; anastomotic leaks 2.5%; intestinal obstruction 1.3%; hemorrhage 3.8	NR
Badic	12	0	43	NR	7
El-Haddad	21	7.5	32.5	Anastomotic leak 7.5%; parastomal hernia 5%; colostomy retraction 2.5%; ileus 7.5%	7.5
Nevo	49	0	18	Surgical site infection 6%; intra-abdominal abscess 6%; persistent postoperative fever 6%	0

NR not reported