Transanal total mesorectal excision: Towards standardization of technique

Table 3 Operative outcomes after transanal total mesorectal excision

Author, year	Median duration of surgery (min)	Median blood loss (mL)	Postoperative morbidity	Median length of stay (d)	Median follow-up (mo)	NOS
Zorron, 2010	311 (range, 200-420)	96 (range, 20-250)	Anastomotic leakage 1/9	7 (range, 4-27)	NR	3
Dumont, 2012	360 (range, 270-460)	175 (range, 50-300)	Anastomotic leakage 1/4	13 (range, 10-21)	4.3 (range, 3-9)	4
de Lacy, 2013	234.7 ± 561 (range, 150-325)	45 ± 151 (range, 10-110)	Urinary retention 2/20, POI 1/20, high-output ileostomy 1/20	6.5 ± 3.11	NR	6
Lacy, 2013	143 (range, 125-155)	65 (range, 15-30)	High-output ileostomy 1/3	5 (range, 4-5)	NR	4
Rouanet, 2013	304 (range, 120-432)	NR	POI 2/30, transient urinary dysfunction 2/30	14 (range, 9-25)	21 (range, 10-41)	6
Sylla, 2013	274.6 ± 85.41	166 (range, 80-300)	POI 1/5, transient urinary dysfunction 2/5	5.2 ± 2.61	5.4 ± 2.31	5
Atallah, 2014	243 (range, 140-495)	153 (range 30-500)	SSI 2/20, Pelvic abscess 4/20, POI 4/20, Anastomotic leakage 1/20	4.5 (range, 3-24)	6 (range, 1-24)	6
Chen, 2014	200.8 ± 47.71	68 ± 1061	Urinary retention 3/20, pelvic abscess 2/20	8.85 ± 2.51	NR	6
Chouillard, 2014	265 (range, 155-440)	225 (range, 50-600)	SBO 2/14, pelvic abscess 1/16	10 (range, 4-29)	9 (range, 3-29)	6
Fernandez-Hevia, 2014	215 ± 601 (range, 120-360)	NR	Anastomotic leakage 2/37, haemorrhage 1/37, urinary retention 1/37, POI 4/37	6 (range, 3-17)	NR	8
Kneist, 2014	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	3
Meng, 2014	NR	NR	No	NR	NR	2
Tuech, 2014	270 (range, 150-495)	NR	Anastomotic leakage 3/56, pelvic sepsis 3/56, transient urinary dysfunction 5/56	10 (range, 6-21)	29 (range, 18-52)	6
Velthuis, 2014	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	8
Wolthuis, 2014	148 (range, 85-250)	49 (range, 0-150)	Pelvic haematoma 1/7	9 (range, 3-14)	6 (range, 2-14)	6
Atallah, 2015	376 (range, 40-409)	200 (range, 50-300)	High-output ileostomy 1/20, SSI 1/20	4 (range, 4-5)	9 (range, 6-12)	4
Gomez Ruiz, 2015	375 (range, 270-450)	76 (range, 25-120)	Anastomotic leakage 1/5	6 (range, 5-7)	NR	4
Knol, 2015	235 (range, 150-290)	220 (range, 65-480)	POI 1/10	6 (range, 5-9)	NR	4
Muratore, 2015	241 (range, 150-360)	NR	Urinary retention 1/26	7 (range 3-25)	18 (range, 16-30)	6
Prochazka, 2015	280 (range, 212-375)	200 (range, 40-900)	Anastomotic leakage 2/17, POI 2/17, UTI 1/17, SSI 1/17	9 (range, 6-30)	NR	4

¹Values reported as the mean ± SD. NR: Not reported; POI: Postoperative ileus; SBO: Small-bowel obstruction; SSI: Surgical site infection; UTI: Urinary tract infection.