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Table 2 Postoperative complications

From: Impact of a circular powered stapler on preventing anastomotic leakage in patients with left-sided colorectal cancer: a retrospective study

 

Entire cohort

 

Matched cohort

Factors

The ECPS group (n = 68)

The MCS group (n = 119)

p-value

 

The ECPS group (n = 63)

The MCS group (n = 63)

p-value

Anastomotic leakage, n (%)

3 (4.4%)

17 (14.3%)

0.048

 

2 (3.2%)

9 (14.3%)

0.054

Reoperation, n (%)

1 (1.5%)

3 (2.5%)

> 0.999

 

0 (0%)

3 (4.8%)

0.244

Postoperative bleeding at anastomotic site, n (%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

N/A

 

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

N/A

Mortality, n (%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

N/A

 

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

N/A

  1. ECPS: ECHELON CIRCULAR™ Powered Stapler; MCS: Manual circular stapler; N/A: not applicable