Table 1 Characteristics of the cohort

Age

Years

72 (62–78)

Sex

Females

48 (37.2)

BMI

25.3 (23.4–27.8)

5 (4–7)

ASA score

1

4 (3.1)

2

66 (51.2)

3

59 (45.7)

Type of surgery

Anterior resection

94 (72.9)

Miles procedure

21 (16.3)

Hartmann procedure

14 (10.8)

Laparoscopy

63 (48.8)

Overall morbidity

43 (33.3)

Clavien-Dindo classification

< 3

27 (20.9)

≥ 3

15 (11.6)

Redo surgery

8 (6.2)

Anastomotic leakage^a

8/94 (8.5)

Tumor location

High

64 (49.6)

Middle

41 (31.8)

Low

24 (18.6)

TNM stage

I

30 (23.3)

II

33 (25.6)

III

41 (31.8)

IV

13 (10.1)

Positive resection margin

11 (8.5)

Adjuvant chemotherapy

61 (47.3)