Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Nov 27, 2022; 14(11): 1250-1259
Published online Nov 27, 2022. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v14.i11.1250
Table 1 Comparison of demographic and clinicopathologic characteristics in patients with anastomotic leakage and controls, n (%)
Variable
Controls (n = 78)
AL patients (n = 78)
P value
Male sex57 (71.3)57 (71.3)1.000
Age, mean (SD), yr58.23 (9.46)56.82 (10.54)0.380
Height, mean (SD), cm166.23 (7.92)166.87 (7.34)0.601
Weight, mean (SD), kg63.41 (11.62)65.40 (11.39)0.282
Operative time, mean (SD), min207.17 (40.80)225.03 (55.29)0.023
Laparoscopic surgery 77 (98.7)76 (97.4)1.000
Location of tumor, mean (SD), cm7.86 (3.39)8.22 (3.59)0.507
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy50 (64.1)54 (69.2)0.497
Cleansing enema57 (73.1)60 (76.9)0.579
Indwelling trans-anal tube73 (93.6)68 (87.2)0.174
Indwelling drainage tube72 (92.3)74 (94.9)0.746
Tumorous obstruction1 (1.3)6 (7.7)0.053
Cigarette smoking24 (30.8)35 (44.9)0.098
Alcohol use14 (17.9)21 (26.9)0.249
Hypertension20 (25.6)19 (24.4)1.000
Diabetes10 (12.8)11 (14.1)1.000
Previous abdominal surgery11 (14.1)5 (6.4)0.186
Preoperative antibiotics75 (76.2)72 (92.3)0.303
Hemoglobin, mean (SD), g/L132.60 (16.31)123.32 (21.17)0.003
Albumin, mean (SD), g/L40.52 (3.97)38.34 (4.01)0.001
Neoadjuvant therapy1 (1.3)3 (3.8)0.620
Tumor size, mean (SD), cm2.76 (1.28)4.07 (1.36)< 0.001
ASA score0.049
117 (21.86)9 (11.5)
256 (71.8)56 (71.8)
35 (6.4)13 (16.7)
Stage< 0.001
167 (85.9)19 (24.4)
25 (6.4)33 (42.3)
36 (7.7)26 (33.3)
Number of linear stapler firings0.393
138(48.7)37 (47.4)
239 (50.0)37 (47.4)
31 (1.3)4 (5.1)
Stoma20 (25.6)18 (23.1)0.852