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. 2021 Nov 3;157(1):1–7. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.5551

Table 4. Patient Outcomes According to 5 Criteria Fulfillment Status.

Variable 5 Criteria status, No. (%) P value
Fulfilled (n = 128) Not fulfilled (n = 125) Missing (n = 34)
Complications 26 (20) 50 (40) 7 (21) .001
Clavien-Dindo level
I 12 (46) 10 (20) 3 (43) .21
II 11 (42) 27 (54) 4 (57)
IIIa 0 (0) 2 (4.0) 0
IIIb 3 (12) 11 (22) 0
Anastomotic leak 2 (1.6) 15 (12) 0 <.001
Readmission 10 (7.8) 6 (4.8) 4 (12) .29
Successful discharge 66 (52) 26 (21) 25 (74) <.001
No complication or readmission 102 (80) 75 (60) 27 (79) .001
Length of stay, median (IQR), d 3 (1) 5 (4) 3.00 (0) <.001
Day of discharge
2 8 (6.2) 4 (3.2) 7 (21) <.001
3 68 (53) 28 (22) 24 (71)
≥4 52 (41) 93 (74) 3 (8.8)

Abbreviation: AL, anastomotic leak.