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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2007; 13(27): 3721-3725
Published online Jul 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i27.3721
Table 2 Incidence and median postoperative day of first occurrence of simple clinical parameters in 36 patients with anastomotic leakage confirmed at relaparotomy
VariableIncidence(%)Median postoperativeday (SD)
Tachycardia (> 100 beats/min)614 (2.6)
Fever (> 38°C)675 (2.4)
Peritoneal reaction286 (3.7)
Leucocytosis (> 10 × 103/mL)726 (2.5)
Adynamic ileus476 (4.6)
Delayed gastric emptying674 (2.0)