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Table 3 Complications

From: Postoperative morbidity of complete mesocolic excision and central vascular ligation in right colectomy: a retrospective comparative cohort study

 

Conventional group

CME/CVL group

p value

n = 84

n = 71

 

Intraoperative apparent complications

12 (14.3)

14 (19.7)

0.367

 Vascular injuries

4 (4.8)

7 (9.9)

0.218

 Blood loss (ml)*

300 (50–4000)

100 (40–800)

< 0.001

Post-operative complications

 Clavien-Dindo ≥ 2

16 (19)

15 (21.1)

0.747

 Surgical site infections

  Superficial and deep incisional

13 (15.5)

8 (11.3)

0.446

  Organ/space

3 (3.6)

4 (5.6)

0.703

 Anastomotic leak

1 (1.2)

4 (5.6)

0.180

 Iatrogenic small bowel perforation

1 (1.2)

1 (1.4)

1.000

 Bleeding

4 (4.8)

2 (2.8)

0.688

 Sepsis

0 (0.0)

2 (2.8)

0.208

 Pneumonia

3 (3.6)

4 (5.6)

0.703

 Severe respiratory failure

0 (0.0)

5 (7.0)

0.019

 Pulmonary embolism

1 (1.2)

2 (2.8)

0.593

 Cardiac decompensation or atrial fibrillation

1 (1.2)

3 (4.2)

0.333

 Acute renal insufficiency

0 (0.0)

3 (4.2)

0.094

 Urinary tract infection

4 (4.8)

1 (1.4)

0.376

 Urinary retention

4 (4.8)

0 (0.0)

0.125

 90-day institutional mortality rate

0 (0.0)

5 (7.0)

0.019

  1. With percentages in parentheses unless indicated otherwise
  2. *Values are median (range)