Table 2.
Surgical data.
| No. of patients (n = 122) | |
|---|---|
| Surgical procedure | |
| Low anterior resection | 114 (93.4) |
| Abdominoperineal resection | 2 (1.6) |
| Ultralow anterior resection | 3 (2.5) |
| Intersphincteric resection | 3 (2.5) |
| Operative time (min) a | 120 (IQR, 45) |
| Blood loss (ml) a | 200 (IQR, 62.5) |
| Postoperative hospital stay (day) a | 7 (IQR, 2) |
| Terminal ileostomy | |
| Yes | 108 (88.5) |
| No | 14 (11.5) |
| Postoperative complication | |
| No | 112 (91.8) |
| Yes | |
| Grade I (wound infection and transient elevation of serum creatinine) | 2 (1.6) |
| Grade II (urinary tract infection, pulmonary infection, intra-abdominal abscess, and bowel obstruction) | 8 (6.6) |
a
Median (interquartile range).