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Table 5 The comparison of postoperative surgical complications based on Clavien-Dindo classification system

From: Laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer, specimen extraction: transanal or transabdominal?

  

NOSE

TASE

P

Grade I

 

176(62.19%)

60(85.71%)

0.001 *

Grade II

 

0

0

Grade III

Grade IIIa

43(15.19%)

3(4.29%)

Grade IIIb

63(22.26%)

7(10)

Grade IV

Grade IVa

0

0

Grade IVb

0

0

Grade V†

 

1(0.35%)

0

  1. Significant at α = 0.05
  2. Intra-operative bleeding(n = 6), internal organ injury(n = 2) and anastomosis fail(n = 10) during surgery were omitted from this classifications/ † this case was excluded from this study but died in the hospital due to sepsis after surgery, it was added to this classification
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