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Table 2 Tumor characteristics associated with intra-operative morbidity

From: Morbidity and oncological outcomes after intersphincteric resection of the rectum for low-lying rectal cancer: experience of a single center in a lower-middle-income country

Characteristics (Number of patients; N = 102)

Number of patients with intra-operative morbidity (%)

Odds ratio (Confidence interval)

p-value

Age

0.464

  < 50 years (49)

2 (4.1)

  

  > 50 years (53)

4 (7.5)

1.918 (0.335–10.995)

 

Comorbidity

0.219

 No (74)

3 (4.1)

  

 Yes (28)

3 (10.7)

2.841 (0.537–14.995)

 

Pelvic attachment

0.029

 No (77)

2 (2.6)

  

 Yes (25)

4 (16.0)

7.142 (1.222–41.725)

 

Stage of disease

0.354

 Stage 1 & 2 (16)

0

  

 Stage 3 & 4 (86)

6 (7.0)

1.826 (0.511–6.523)

 

Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation

0.412

 No (33)

1 (3.0)

  

 Yes (69)

5 (7.2)

2.500 (0.280–22.306)

 

Surgical Procedure

-

ISR only (92)

6 (6.5)

  

ISR + extended organ resection (10)

0

–

 
  1. ISR Inter-sphincteric resection of the rectum