Table 1 Characteristics of the patients of the study (n = 205)
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 115 (56.1%) |
 Female | 90 (43.9%) |
Age (years), mean (SD), range | 56.4 (13.1), 25–78 |
Comorbidities | |
 None | 101 (49.5%) |
 Diabetes mellitus | 42 (20.6%) |
 Cardiovascular | 29 (14.2%) |
 COPD | 22 (10.8%) |
 Renal failure | 10 (4.9%) |
Tumor stage | |
 T1 | 3 (1.5%) |
 T2 | 29 (14.1%) |
 T3 | 110 (53.7%) |
 T4 | 63 (30.7%) |
Type of operation | |
 Right hemicolectomy | 61 (29.8%) |
 Left hemicolectomy | 54 (26.3%) |
 Rectal resection | 55 (26.8%) |
 Closure of colostomy | 21 (10.2%) |
 Hartman's reversal | 14 (6.8%) |
Surgical approach | |
 Open | 177 (86.3%) |
 Laparoscopic | 28 (13.7%) |
Type of anastomosis | |
 End-to-end | 60 (29.3%) |
 End-to-side | 26 (12.7%) |
 Side-to-end | 86 (42.0%) |
 Side-to-side | 33 (16.1%) |
Anastomotic technique | |
 Handsewn | 126 (61.5%) |
 Stapled | 79 (38.5%) |
Operation time (min), mean (SD), range | 166.2 (19.5), 120–200 |
Hospital Stay (days), mean (SD), range | 10.7 (3.8), 4–21 |
Postoperative complications | |
 No complications | 168 (81.9%) |
 Total complications: | 37 (18.1%) |
 Anastomotic leakage | 22 (10.7%) |
 Wound Infection | 7 (3.4%) |
 Respiratory Infection | 4 (1.96%) |
 Urinary tract infection | 3 (1.46%) |
 Mortality | 6(2.9%) |
Management of anastomotic leakage (n = 22) | |
 Reoperation | 17 (77.3%) |
 PCT drainage and antibiotics | 5 (22.7%) |