Table 4:

Outcomes Stratified by Procedure Type

	LAR			APR			MOR
Outcome	SC-TNT n = 114	CRT n=144	p-value	SC-TNT n = 32	CRT n = 94	p-value	SC-TNT n = 10	CRT n = 21	p-value
Perioperative Outcomes
Any Complication (%)	37 (32.5)	45 (31.3)	0.84	17 (53.1)	36 (38.3)	0.14	8 (80.0)	16 (76.2)	0.81
Severe Complication (%)	8 (7.0)	8 (5.6)	0.63	5 (15.6)	16 (17.0)	0.85	2 (20.0)	7 (33.3)	0.44
Reoperation (%)	3 (2.6)	4 (2.8)	0.94	1 (3.1)	5 (5.3)	0.61	1 (10.0)	4 (20.0)	0.49
Operative Time (mean min.±SD)	205±60	212±61	0.32	229±60	247±96	0.33	262±108	359±146	0.07
Intra-Operative Complication (%)	5 (4.4)	7 (4.9)	0.86	2 (6.3)	5 (5.3)	0.84	0 (0)	1 (4.8)	0.48
EBL (mean mL±SD)	304±343	282±217	0.61	356±193	407±623	0.49	689±5	1,154± 1,102	0.13
Tumor Height
0 – 5 cm	11 (9.7)	39 (27.1)	<0.001*	29 (90.6)	84 (89.4)	0.70	7 (70.0)	13 (61.9)	0.21
6 – 10 cm	91 (79.8)	76 (52.8)		3 (9.4)	8 (8.5)		1 (10.0)	7 (33.3)
11 – 15 cm	12 (10.5)	29 (20.1)		0 (0)	2 (2.1)		2 (20.0)	1 (4.8)
Diverting Ostomy	111 (99.1)	142 (98.6)	0.91				4 (100.0)	7 (100.0)	1.00
30-d Mortality (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)		0 (0)	0 (0)		0 (0)	0 (0)
Length of Stay (mean days±SD)	6.3±3.8	6.1±4.5	0.74	6.4±3.4	7.1±5.3	0.43	8.8±7.3	13.2±14.1	0.26
Quality of Resection
TME Complete (%)	110 (96.5)	137 (95.1)	0.59	29 (90.6)	88 (93.6)	0.57	9 (90)	17 (85)	0.70
Negative Radial Margin (%)	113 (99.1)	141 (98.6)	0.70	32 (100)	89 (94.7)	0.18	8 (88.9)	17 (89.5)	0.96
Negative Distal Margin (%)	114 (100)	139 (96.5)	0.04*	32 (100)	93 (98.9)	0.56	10 (100)	21 (100)	1.00

^*Legend: denotes significance; min=minutes; SD=Standard Deviation; LAR=Low Anterior Resection; APR=Abdominoperineal Resection; MOR=Multiorgan Resection; EBL=Estimated Blood Loss; TME=Total Mesorectal Excision. Reported rates of diverting ostomy in the MOR group correspond to the proportion of sphincter-sparing procedures