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Table 4 Short-term postoperative outcomes

From: Is prophylactic lateral lymph node dissection needed for lower rectal cancer? A single-center retrospective study

Variable

Dissection group

(n = 37)

Non-dissection group

(n = 264)

p value

Operation time (min)

317.92 ± 70.06

262.03 ± 72.38

 < 0.001

Blood loss (mL)

467.68 ± 407.88

79.79 ± 163.41

 < 0.001

Clavien–Dindo classification, n (%)

   

 Grade V

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

 

 Grade IV

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

 Grade III

4 (10.8)

37 (14.0)

 

 Grade II

2 (5.4)

35 (13.3)

 

 Grade I

8 (21.6)

28 (10.6)

 

 Grade 0

23 (62.2)

163 (61.7)

0.26

Anastomotic leakage, n (%)

   

 Yes

4 (14.3)

31 (14.0)

 

 No

24 (85.7)

190 (86.0)

0.58

Clean intermittent catheterization, n (%)

 Yes

0 (0.0)

8 (3.0)

 

 No

37 (100.0)

256 (97.0)

0.35

Postoperative hospital stay (days)

14.84 ± 9.42

14.82 ± 16.07

0.05

  1. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise noted