Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2018; 6(13): 632-640
Published online Nov 6, 2018. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i13.632
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients n (%)
Baseline characteristicsTG (n = 114)NTG (n = 228)P value
Age67.91 ± 8.9466.81 ± 10.180.326
Gender (M/F)81/33 (71.1%/28.9%)153/75 (67.1%/32.9%)0.461
BMI (kg/m2)23.96 ± 2.7724.31 ± 3.160.311
Underlying diseaseDM22 (19.3)48 (21.1)0.733
HTN56 (49.1)105 (46.1)0.542
CKD2 (1.8)2 (0.9)0.602
Hepatitis3 (2.7)4 (1.8)0.574
SmokingPresent45 (39.5)66 (28.9)0.044
Never58 (50.9)141 (61.8)
Past11(9.6)21 (9.3)
AlcoholPresent61 (53.5)80 (35.1)< 0.01
Never31 (27.2)89 (39.0)
Past22 (19.3)59 (25.9)
All-cause mortality2 (1.8)7 (3.1)0.723
Stage (n = 301)07 (6.1)12 (5.3)0.931
I57 (50.0)118 (51.8)
II15 (13.2)30 (13.2)
III23 (20.2)39 (17.1)
Histologic typeAdeno-carcinomaWell6 (5.3)4 (1.8)0.638
(n = 301)Moderate93 (81.6)188 (82.5)
Poor3 (2.6)7 (3.1)
AdenomaLow grade5 (4.4)11 (4.8)
(n = 41)High grade7 (6.1)18 (7.9)
Operation methodLaparoscopic anterior resection53 (46.5)107 (46.9)0.88
Laparoscopic Rt. hemicolectomy25 (21.9)70 (30.7)
Laparoscopic Lt. hemicolectomy10 (8.8)18 (7.9)
ComplicationEdema1 (0.9)
Intra-abdominal leakage1 (0.9)
Margin from the lesionProximal13.45 ± 9.5 cm
Distal7.07 ± 5.2 cm
Table 2 Perioperative clinical results
TG (n = 114)NTG (n = 228)P value
Operation time (min)174.76 ± 51.6192.63 ± 59.9< 0.01
Δ Hb0.78 ± 0.762.2 ± 1.18< 0.01
Δ Alb0.415 ± 0.441.08 ± 0.39< 0.01
Hospital stay (d)9.55 ± 3.3611.42 ± 8.23< 0.01
Oral intake (d)1.58 ± 0.962.81 ± 1.90< 0.01
Transfusion2 (0.02%)6 (0.03%)0.723
Complication7 (0.06%)16 (0.07%)0.76
Table 3 Perioperative results of tattooed and non-tattooed groups by staging
StagingTG (n = 102)NTG (n = 199)P value
N0 group (Stage 0 + I +IIa + IIb +IIc)Operation time (min)172.70 ± 48.87190.34 ± 60.18< 0.01
Δ Hb0.86 ± 0.792.16 ± 1.16< 0.01
(n = 239)Δ Alb0.40 ± 0.471.07 ± 0.39< 0.01
Hospital stay (d)9.37 ± 2.9111.53 ± 8.56< 0.01
Oral intake (d)1.49 ± 0.872.68 ± 1.16< 0.01
N1 or N2 groupOperation time (min)177.91 ± 56.74195.69 ± 64.590.278
(Stage IIIa +IIIb +IIIc)Δ Hb0.50 ± 0.712.05 ± 1.27< 0.01
(n = 62)Δ Alb0.39 ± 0.411.06 ± 0.41< 0.01
Hospital stay (d)10.74 ± 5.0012.23 ± 8.530.449
Oral intake (d)1.83 ± 1.233.31 ± 3.620.064
Table 4 Perioperative results of tattooed and non-tattooed groups by surgical method
MethodTG (n = 88)NTG (n = 195)P value
LAROperation time (min)157.58 ± 43.42180.33 ± 58.65< 0.01
(n = 160)Δ Hb0.86 ± 0.792.18 ± 1.23< 0.01
Δ Alb0.41 ± 0.521.05 ± 0.41< 0.01
Hospital stay (d)8.79 ± 2.3310.26 ± 5.79< 0.01
Oral intake (d)1.43 ± 0.792.85 ± 1.83< 0.01
Lt hemicolectomyOperation time (min)206.3 ± 33.07219.61 ± 60.670.45
(n = 28)Δ Hb0.35 ± 0.502.19 ± 1.14< 0.01
Δ Alb0.40 ± 0.291.09 ± 0.40< 0.01
Hospital stay (d)12.00 ± 5.8511.28 ± 4.490.72
Oral intake (d)1.7 ± 0.822.5 ± 0.70< 0.01
Rt hemicolectomyOperation time (min)186.00 ± 49.35197.14 ± 54.890.37
(n = 95)Δ Hb0.73 ± 0.682.06 ± 1.08< 0.01
Δ Alb0.51 ± 0.431.04 ± 0.38< 0.01
Hospital stay (d)10.36 ± 3.9210.71 ± 5.250.76
Oral intake (d)1.56 ± 0.962.74 ± 1.36< 0.01
Table 5 Relationship between tattooing with indocyanine green and perioperative parameters
Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
OR (95%CI)P valueOR (95%CI)P value
Operation time (min)0.994 (0.990-0.998)0.0080.999 (0.993-1.006)0.835
Δ Hb0.149 (0.096-0.231)< 0.0010.207 (0.119-0.361)< 0.01
Δ Alb0.021 (0.009-0.049)< 0.0010.056 (0.021-0.145)< 0.01
Hospital stay (d)0.937 (0.886-0.991)0.0230.987 (0.909-1.071)0.753
Oral intake (d)0.259 (0.181-0.371)< 0.0010.417 (0.280-0.621)< 0.01