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. 2021 Jun 28;51(3):1261–1266. doi: 10.3906/sag-2012-242

Table 3.

Postoperative complications due to frailty and sarcopenia.

Frail(n = 16) Non frail(n = 33) p Sarcopenic(n = 14) Non sarcopenic n = 35) p
Wound infection 5(31%) 12(36%) >0.05 4(28%) 15(42%) >0.05
Noninfectious complications 1(6.6%) 3(10.3%) >0.05 1(7%) 3(10%) >0.05
Reoperation requirement 1(6.6%) 2(6.8%) >0.05 1(7%) 2(6%) >0.05
Development anastomotic leakage 1(6.6%) 2(6.8%) >0.05 1(7%) 2(6%) >0.05
Intensive care unit stay 7(43%) 9(27%) >0.05 13 (39%) 3 (21%) >0.05
TTOI 4(0–11) 2(0–5) 0.02 3.3 ± 1.4 3.9 ± 2.5 >0.05
TTEOI 5(0–16) 3(0–7) 0.03 4.5 ± 2.2 4.7 ± 3.1 >0.05
LOS 7(5–28) 6(0–15) 0.04 13(3-36) 12(3-32) >0.05

TTOI: Time to oral intake, TTEOI: Time to enough oral intake, LOS: Length of hospital stay.