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Table 3 Surgical outcomes

From: Comparative study between colonic metallic stent and anal tube decompression for Japanese patients with left-sided malignant large bowel obstruction

 

TDT group (n = 33)

CMS group (n = 26)

p value

Surgical approach

< 0.01

 Laparoscopic (%)

0

20 (76.9)

 

 Open (%)

33 (100)

6 (23.1)

 

Surgical procedure

 Partial resection

1

0

 Left hemicolectomy

4

3

 

 Sigmoidectomy

8

1

 

 Hartmann procedure

7

6

 

 Anterior resection

13

16

 

Operative time, minutes (range)*

205 (100–447)

367 (210–597)

< 0.01

Blood loss, g (range)*

205 (0–1275)

102 (0–1492)

0.369

Stoma creation during primary operation (%)

12 (36.4)

8 (30.8)

0.862

Postoperative complications (%) (the Clavien-Dindo classification)

0.151

 Grade 0

24 (72.7)

16 (61.5)

 

  1

4 (12.1)

1 (3.9)

 

  2

4 (12.1)

7 (26.9)

 

  3

1 (3.1)

2 (7.7)

 

  4

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Surgical site infection (%)

0.685

 Positive

4 (12.1)

2 (7.7)

 

 Negative

29 (78.9)

24 (92.3)

 

Hospital stay, days (range)*

28 (14–75)

27.5 (12–114)

0.502

Stoma reversal (%)

2 (6.1)

2 (7.7)

 

Permanent stoma creation (%)

10 (30.3)

6 (23.1)

0.745

  1. *median, TDT = trans-anal decompression tube, CMS = colonic metallic stent