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Table 2 Primary outcomes

From: A quest for sphincter-saving surgery in ultralow rectal tumours—a single-centre cohort study

 

APR

Intersphincteric

TaTME

p value

Median operative time, min (IQR)

240 (210–270)

212.5 (170–260)

270 (240–330)

0.018

Median blood loss, ml (IQR)

125 (100–200)

150 (50–200)

150 (100–200)

0.856

Intraoperative adverse events (IAE), n (%)

1 (7.69%)

1 (7.14%)

1 (4%)

0.869

Anastomosis

 Circular stapled

0

1 (7.14%)

19 (76%)

< 0.001

 Hand-sewn coloanal

0

13 (92.86%)

6 (24%)

 No anastomosis

13 (100%)

0

0

Sphincter excision (no excision/internal/external) (no. of patients)

0/0/13

1/12/0

20/5/0

< 0.001

Ileostomy, n (%)

0

14 (100%)

25 (100%)

< 0.001

Perioperative morbidity

4 (30.77%)

5 (35.71%)

3 (12%)

0.181

Perioperative mortality

0

0

0

n/a

Clavien-Dindo

 III

0

2

2

0.094

 II

4

3

1