Clinical efficacy and pathological outcomes of transanal endoscopic intersphincteric resection for low rectal cancer

Table 2 Perioperative results of 45 patients with rectal cancer who underwent transanal endoscopic intersphincteric resection

Characteristic	Data
Operative time in min	221.22 (120-345)
Intraoperative blood loss in mL	49.11 (20-300)
Anastomotic technique
Stapled	19 (42.22)
Manual	26 (57.78)
Ileostomy or colostomy
Yes	45 (100)
No	0
Postoperative hospital stay in d	10.29 (5-24)
Time to first soft diet in d	5.47 (2-18)
Removal of abdominal drainage in d	8.76 (4-21)
Removal of gastric tube in d	1.18 (0-3)
Overall postoperative complications	10 (22.22)
Anastomotic leakage
Grade A	1 (2.22)
Grade B	1 (2.22)
Grade C	0
Intestinal obstruction	3 (6.67)
Urinary retention	1 (2.22)
Pelvic abscess	1 (2.22)
Pulmonary infection	6 (13.33)
Pleural effusion	1 (2.22)
Clavien-Dindo classification
Dindo I–II	8 (17.78)
Dindo III–IV	2 (4.44)
Dindo V	0
Readmission within 30 d	0
Death within 30 d	0

Data are mean ± SD or n (%).