From: Transanal endoluminal repair for anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection
All (n = 49) | Endoluminal repair (n = 22) | No repair (n = 27) | ||
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APACHE II score | 8 (3–23) | 7 (3–20) | 8 (4–23) | 0.13 |
Interval to detection of anastomotic leak (days) | 5 (1–17) | 4 (1–13) | 4 (1–17) | 0.54 |
Anastomotic defect | 0.76 | |||
Total | 4 (8.3%) | 2 (9.09%) | 2 (7.4%) | |
½ circumference | 6 (12.2%) | 4 (18.18%) | 2 (7.4%) | |
\({\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 3}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace} \!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$3$}}\) circumference | 19 (38.7%) | 8 (36.36%) | 11 (40.7%) | |
¼ circumference | 20 (40.8%) | 8 (36.36%) | 12 (44.4%) | |
Peritoneal contamination | 0.47 | |||
Local | 33 (67.3%) | 16 (72.7%) | 17 (62.9%) | |
Diffuse | 16 (32.7%) | 6 (27.3%) | 10 (37.1%) |