Table 2.
Patients’ operative characteristics
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Group 1, n = 277
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Group 2, n = 94
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Group 3, n = 25
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P
value
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| Type of surgery, n (%) | 0.071 | |||
| Elective | 238 (86.0) | 72 (76.6) | 19 (75.0) | |
| Urgent | 39 (14.0) | 22 (23.4) | 6 (25.0) | |
| Surgical approach, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Open | 25 (9.0) | 15 (16.0) | 2 (8.0) | |
| Laparoscopic | 238 (86.0) | 72 (77.0) | 15 (60.0) | |
| Conversion | 14 (5.0) | 7 (7.4) | 8 (32.0) | |
| Procedure, n (%) | 0.739 | |||
| Right colectomy1 | 138 (49.8) | 47 (50.0) | 11 (44.0) | |
| Left colectomy | 17 (6.1) | 7 (7.4) | 1 (4.0) | |
| Sigmoid/RS resection | 55 (19.8) | 15 (15.9) | 4 (16.0) | |
| Low anterior resection | 48 (17.3) | 16 (17.0) | 8 (32.0) | |
| Other | 19 (6.8) | 9 (9.6) | 1 (4.0) | |
| Level of anastomosis, n (%) | 0.66 | |||
| Ileocolic | 150 (54.1) | 50 (53.2) | 11 (44.0) | |
| Colocolic | 23 (8.3) | 5 (5.3) | 1 (4.0) | |
| ≥ 6 cm from AV | 67 (24.2) | 25 (26.6) | 10 (40.0) | |
| < 6 cm from AV | 37 (13.4) | 14 (14.9) | 3 (12.0) | |
| Covering stoma, n (%) | 23 (8.3) | 8 (8.51) | 2 (8.0) | 0.99 |
| Blood loss, mean ± SD, mL | 51.6 ± 36.6 | 58.8 ± 47.7 | 104.0 ± 191.1 | < 0.001 |
| Intraoperative complications, n (%) | 3 (1.1) | 5 (5.3) | 4 (16.0) | < 0.001 |
| Operative time in min, mean ± SD | 141.9 (48.3) | 146.2 (50.0) | 172.8 (57.2) | 0.011 |
1
Included ileocecal resection/extended right-sided colectomy.
Group 1: No complications; Group 2: Complications not related to colorectal anastomotic leakage (CAL); Group 3: CAL. RS: Rectosigmoid; AV: Anal verge.