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Table 2 Summary of AL in both groups

From: Routine preoperative mechanical bowel preparation with additive oral antibiotics is associated with a reduced risk of anastomotic leakage in patients undergoing elective oncologic resection for colorectal cancer

Characteristics

MBP + AB

MBP − AB

p value

Anastomotic leakage

5

37

0.03

 Grade A

0

3

 Grade B

0

6

 Grade C

5

28

AJCC nodal stage (pT)

 1

0

3

 

 2

0

9

 

 3

4

18

 

 4

1

7

 

AJCC nodal stage (pN)

 0

5

23

 

 1

0

9

 

 2

0

5

 

AJCC nodal stage (pM)

 0

5

29

 

 1

0

8

 

UICC

 1

0

10

 

 2

5

13

 

 3

0

10

 

 4

0

4