Table 4 Morbidity and mortality
| Â | NACT (%) n = 110 | SURG (%) n = 267 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients with complications | 11(10.0%) | 46(17.2%) | 0.075 |
Postoperative LOS (days) | 11.0 ± 4.7(5-40) | 13 ± 8.9(6-79) | 0.015 |
Postoperative LOS with complications (days) | 16.8 ± 10.9(7-40) | 24.0 ± 16.4(6-79) | 0.174 |
Postoperative LOS without complications (days) | 10.4 ± 2.8(5-19) | 10.4 ± 3.1(6-27) | 0.952 |
Nonsurgical complications | Â | Â | Â |
Pneumonia | 1(0.9%) | 4(1.5%) | 1.000 |
Pleural effusion | 2(1.8%) | 2(0.7%) | 0.583 |
gastric motility disorder | 2(1.8%) | 10(3.7%) | 0.521 |
Mental status changes | 0(0.0%) | 1(0.4%) | 1.000 |
Others (Diarrhea, Hiccup, | 0(0.0%) | 4(1.5%) | 0.326 |
Thrombocytopenia) No. of patients | 4(3.6%) | 21(7.9%) | 0.134 |
Surgical complications | Â | Â | Â |
Anastomotic leak | 2(1.8%) | 9(3.4%) | 0.520 |
Intra-abdominal abscess | 3(2.7%) | 8(3.0%) | 1.000 |
Postoperative bowel obstruction/ileus | 2(1.8%) | 3(1.1%) | 0.631 |
Postoperative hemorrhage | 0(0.0%) | 4(1.5%) | 0.326 |
Wound infection | 0(0.0%) | 2(0.7%) | 1.000 |
No. of patients | 7(6.4%) | 26(9.7%) | 0.292 |
Reexploration | 1(0.9%) | 9(3.4%) | 0.292 |
Mortality | 0(0.0%) | 2(0.7%) | 1.000 |