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Table 2 Surgical characteristics in 319 patients with primary retroperitoneal sarcoma

From: Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting morbidity in surgically resected primary retroperitoneal sarcoma

Characteristics

Number (n = 319)

%

Operation

  

 Laparoscopic surgery

6

1.9

 Open surgery

313

98.1

Complete resection

  

 Yes

309

96.9

 No

10

3.1

Number of combined resections

  

 0–1

156

48.9

 > 1

163

51.1

Resected organs

  

 Colon

151

47.3

 Kidney

139

43.6

 Adrenal gland

58

18.2

 Small intestine

43

13.5

 Spleen

39

12.2

 Pancreas

33

10.3

 Diaphragm

26

8.2

 Abdominal wall

18

5.6

Operative time > 4 h

  

 Yes

90

28.2

 No

229

71.8

Weighted resected organ score

  

 0

90

28.2

 1

81

25.3

 2

80

25.0

 3

31

9.7

 4

21

6.4

 5

11

3.4

 6

5

1.5

Estimated blood loss > 400 ml

  

 Yes

155

48.6

 No

164

51.4

Packed RBC transfusion

  

 Yes

100

31.3

 No

219

68.7

ICU stay

  

 Yes

159

49.8

 No

160

50.2

Clavien–Dindo Classification

  

 I–II

96

31.1

 III

21

6.6

 IV

10

3.1

 V

6

1.9

Postoperative hospital stay, days mean (SD)

18.4

13.2