Table 1 Patient characteristics and operative parameters of the intracorporeal and extracorporeal anastomosis groups
| Â | IAa (n = 40) | EAb (n = 77) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 61.45 ± 11.9 | 62.65 ± 13.5 | 0.637 |
Sex, n (%) | |||
 Male | 23 (57.5) | 45 (58.4) | 0.923 |
 Female | 17 (42.5) | 32 (41.6) |  |
BMIc (kg/m2) | 23.92 ± 3.1 | 23.94 ± 4.6 | 0.977 |
Comorbidity, n (%) | |||
 Hypertension | 16 (40.0) | 23 (29.9) | 0.27 |
 Cardiac disease | 5 (12.5) | 2 (2.6) | 0.032 |
 CVAd | 0 (0) | 4 (5.2) | 0.142 |
 Diabetes mellitus | 10 (25) | 9 (11.7) | 0.064 |
 Cirrhosis | 1 (2.5) | 1 (1.3) | 0.634 |
ASAe classification, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.424 |
 2 | 15 (37.5) | 34 (44.2) |  |
 3 | 25 (62.5) | 41 (53.2) |  |
 4 | 0 (0) | 2 (2.6) |  |
Previous abdominal surgery, n (%) | 6 (15.0) | 18 (23.4) | 0.287 |
Location, n (%) | |||
 Transverse colon | 10 (25) | 29 (37.7) | 0.387 |
 Splenic flexure | 5 (12.5) | 8 (10.4) |  |
 Descending colon | 25 (62.5) | 40 (51.9) |  |
Preoperative albumin | 4.29 ± 0.3 | 4.19 ± 0.4 | 0.231 |
Operative time (mins) | 240 ± 61.0 | 241 ± 68.9 | 0.906 |
Blood loss (mL) | 33.7 ± 31.2 | 66.1 ± 201.9 | 0.397 |