Table 2 Australian and NZ studies reporting adverse events from surgery involving patients with colorectal cancer
Author, Year & No. cases | % elective cases | % anastomotic leak (AL) | % wound infection | % DVT | % return to theatre | % respiratory | % 30-day deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Semmens 2000 [16] n = 9,673 | 77% | 6.5% | 8.3% post-op infect | ns | Most of AL (est.5%) | ns | 4.2% |
Birks 2001 [15] n = 877 | 69% | 3.3% | 7.2% | ns | 5.7% | ns | 4.1% CRC patients |
Kable 2002 [17] n = 5,432 | ns | ns | 2.1% | 0.3% | ns | pneumonia 0.2% | 0.8% |
Killingback 2002 [19] n = 1,418 | 100% | 4.1% | 2.1% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 6.7% (incl various) | 1.6% |
n = 1,911 | 86-93% | 0.0-3.0% | 6.6-9.1% | 1.0-6.7% | ns | 0-1.6% pulmonary embolism | 4.0-4.3% |
Wong 2005 [30] n = 1,293 | 83% | 0.5-1.1% | 4.2-7.8% | 2.3-3.9% | 2.7-6.7% | ns | 1.2-7.7% |
Gollop 2006 [13] n = 170 | 71% | 3% | Ns | ns | 12% | ns | 5% |
Samson 2007 [14] n = 191 | ns | 4.5% | 11% | ns | 7% | ns | 4% |
O'Grady 2007 [12] n = 133 | 91% | 4.7% | 22% | ns | 3% | 7.5% | 0.8% |
Bowles 2007 [4] n = 500 pre n = 100 post | 63% | Pre 8.2% Post 1.4% | Ns | ns | Pre 12.2% Post 5% | ns | Pre 6.38% Post 0% |
Frye 2009 [18] n = 1,513 | 100% | 3.8% | Ns | ns | ns | ns | 0.2% |
SUMMARY1 low-high values | Â | 0.5-8.2% | 2.1-9.1% | 0.3-6.7% | 2.7-12.2% | 0.2-10.7% | 0.2-7.7% |