Table 2 Type of surgery and complications according to treatment groups
Variable | RT (%) n = 68 | CRT (%) n = 72 | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Radical surgery | 57 (83.8) | 64 (88.9) | 0.382 |
Non-radical | 11 (16.2) | 8 (11.1) | |
Postive distal margin (R+) | 2 | 0 | |
Positive circumferential margin (CRM ≤1 mm) | 8 | 8 | |
Positive both margins (R and CRM) | 1 | 0 | |
Postoperative hospital stay (days) | 10.06 (SD = 6.9) | 9.15 (SD = 3.7) | 0.355 |
Sphincter saving surgery | 47 (69.1) | 52 (72.2) | 0.687 |
Permanent stoma | 27 (39.7) | 25 (34.7) | 0.542 |
Defunctioning stoma | 41 (60.3) | 47 (65.3) | |
Anterior resection with anastomosis | 35 (51.5) | 40 (55.6) | 0.959 |
Proctectomy with coloanal anastomosis | 6 (8.8) | 7 (9.7) | |
Hartman‘s procedure | 6 (8.8) | 5 (6.9) | |
Abdominoperineal resection | 21 (30.9) | 20 (27.8) | |
Complications | 24 (35.3) | 19 (26.8) | 0.277 |
Anastomotic | 4 (5.8) | 5 (6.9) | |
Wound | 7 (10.2) | 6 (8.3) | |
Stoma | 4 (5.8) | 1 (1.4) | |
Intrasurgical | 2 (3.3) | 3 (4.3) | |
Other | 7 (10.2) | 4 (5.9) | |
Reoperations | 1 (1.5) | 4 (5.6) | 0.235 |