Placebo (n = 28) | Taurolidine (n = 32) | p-value | ||
Pain | Day 1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.391 |
Day 2 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.873 | |
Day 3 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.179 | |
Time to bowel function (hrs) | 39 | 34 | 0.32 | |
Infective complication | 8 | 4 | 0.19 | |
Surgical site infection | 5 | 1 | 0.09 | |
Anastomotic leak | 2 | 1 | 0.59 | |
Other | 0 | 2 | 0.49 |