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Table 3 Tumor characteristics associated with 30-day postoperative 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 (%)

Odd’s ratio

p-value

Liver metastasis

0.207

 No (90)

35 (38.9)

–

 

 Yes (12)

7 (58.3)

2.200 (0.647–7.477)

 

Lung metastasis

0.716

 No (98)

40 (40.8)

–

 

 Yes (4)

2 (50.0)

1.450 (0.196–10.724)

 

Bone metastasis

0.060

 No (101)

41 (40.6)

–

 

 Yes (1)

1 (100.0)

1.000 (0.459–1.016)

 

Peritoneal seedlings

0.215

 No (94)

37 (39.4)

–

 

 Yes (8)

5 (62.5)

2.567 (0.578–11.392)

 

Ascites present

0.925

 No (95)

39 (41.1)

  

 Yes (7)

3 (42.9)

1.076 (0.228–5.082)

 

Pelvic attachment

0.208

 No (77)

29 (37.7)

–

 

 Yes (25)

13 (52.0)

1.793 (0.721–4.454)

 

Stage of disease

0.613

 Stage 1 (6)

4 (66.7)

–

 

 Stage 2 (10)

4 (40.0)

0.333 (0.040–2.768)

 

 Stage 3 (59)

18 (30.5)

0.219 (0.036–1.308)

 

 Stage 4 (27)

16 (59.3)

0.727 (0.112–4.685)

 

Neoadjuvant chemoradiation

0.340

 No (33)

16 (48.5)

–

 

 Yes, a short course (21)

8 (38.1)

0.653 (0.214–1.992)

 

 Yes, a long course (48)

18 (37.5)

0.637 (0.259–1.565)

 

Surgical procedure

0.019**

 ISR only (92)

34 (36.9)

–

 

 ISR + extended organ resection (10)

8 (80.0)

6.823 (1.369–34.009)

 
  1. ISR Inter-sphincteric resection of the rectum. **Characteristics with significant association with 30-day postoperative morbidity