Surgical complications after different therapeutic approaches for locally advanced rectal cancer

Table 3 Patient and treatment characteristics

Characteristics	No. of patients
Age in yr	59 (21–88)
Sex ratio, male: female	721: 485
Zubrod-ECOG-WHO
0	1060
1	106
2	40
3	0
4	0
5	0
Preoperative treatment
25 × 2 Gy with capecitabine	346
10 × 3 Gy	259
None	592
Distance from anal verge
≤ 5 cm	817
5–10 cm	389
Surgery
LAR	894
APR	303
Hartmann procedure	27
No resection	7
Diverting stoma after LAR
Yes	313
No	581
Pathological TNM classification
pT0	70
pT1	59
pT2	326
pT3	661
pT4	81
pN0	687
pN1	284
pN2	226

ECOG-WHO: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-World Health Organization; LAR: Low anterior resection; APR: Abdominoperineal resection.