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Table 2 Surgical outcomes following surgery without IOC or surgery with IOC

From: Effect and safety of intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy on patients suffering from colorectal cancer

Outcome

Mean (SD) values

surgery without IOC

(N=220)

Surgery plus IOC

(N=171)

Between-group difference

(95% CI)

P value

Operation method, no. (%)

 Laparoscopy

172(78.1)

137(80.1)

 

.64

 Open surgery

48(21.9)

34(19.9)

  

ASA

 II

123(55.9)

98(57.3)

 

.92

 III

95(43.2)

71(41.5)

  

 IV

2(0.9)

2(1.2)

  

 Operation time, min

212.6(54.2)

211.6(46.2)

0.96(−9.30 to 11.16)

.85

Amount of intraoperation bleeding, ml

113(58)

114(47)

−0.3(−11.0 to 10.5)

.96

 Time to first flatus, hour

72.6(10.4)

72.8(9.7)

−0.2(−2.2 to 1.8)

.82

 LOS, day

19.2(6.4)

18.6(5.3)

0.6(−0.6 to 1.8)

.32

Postoperative laboratory results

 White blood cell count, ×109/L

10.68(2.67)

10.39(2.53)

0.30(−0.23 to 0.81)

.28

 Neutrophil count, ×109/L

8.81(2.76)

8.57(2.52)

0.25(−0.28 to 0.78)

.36

 Neutrophil ratio

0.819(0.073)

0.817(0.079)

0.002(−0.014 to 0.017)

.83

 Hemoglobin, g/L

119(17)

119(21)

0.6(−3.2 to 4.4)

.75

 Albumin, g/L

33.5(3.2)

33.7(3.1)

−0.2(−0.8 to 0.5)

.58

 Albumin globulin ratio

1.36(0.18)

1.38(0.21)

−0.03(−0.06 to 0.01)

.20

  1. Abbreviation: IOC Intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, LOS Long of stay