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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jul 15, 2019; 11(7): 538-550
Published online Jul 15, 2019. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v11.i7.538
Published online Jul 15, 2019. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v11.i7.538
Table 1 Patient-related variable
| Variable | Intraoperative chemotherapy (+) (n = 171) | Intraoperative chemotherapy(-) (n = 306) | P-value |
| Age (yr, mean ± SD) | 58.1 ± 10.1 | 59.1 ± 11.3 | 0.627 |
| Sex, n (%) | 0.829 | ||
| Male | 109 (63.7) | 192 (62.7) | |
| Female | 62 (36.3) | 114 (37.3) | |
| BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD) | 24.4 ± 3.1 | 23.9 ± 3.4 | 0.123 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 59 (34.5) | 87 (28.4) | 0.168 |
| Alcohol, n (%) | 46 (26.9) | 67 (21.9) | 0.218 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 46 (26.9) | 75 (24.5) | 0.565 |
| Ischemic heart disease, n (%) | 6 (3.5) | 7 (2.3) | 0.622 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 22 (12.9) | 39 (12.7) | 0.970 |
| Hepatitis, n (%) | 14 (8.2) | 16 (5.2) | 0.202 |
| History of malignancy, n (%) | 9 (5.3) | 12 (3.9) | 0.493 |
| Incomplete intestinal obstruction, n (%) | 20 (11.7) | 25 (8.2) | 0.206 |
| Preoperative chemotherapy, n (%) | 32 (18.7) | 65 (21.2) | 0.511 |
| Preoperative radiotherapy, n (%) | 21 (12.3) | 44 (14.4) | 0.522 |
| Preoperative hemoglobin, (g/L, mean ± SD) | 136.8 ± 18.1 | 136.2 ± 18.0 | 0.813 |
| Preoperative albumin (g/L, mean ± SD) | 43.6 ± 3.5 | 44.2 ± 3.7 | 0.075 |
| ASA grade, n (%) | 0.987 | ||
| 1 | 6 (3.5) | 14 (4.6) | |
| 2 | 154 (90.1) | 269 (87.9) | |
| 3 | 11 (6.4) | 23 (7.5) |
- Citation: Wang ZJ, Tao JH, Chen JN, Mei SW, Shen HY, Zhao FQ, Liu Q. Intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy increases the incidence of anastomotic leakage after anterior resection of rectal tumors. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2019; 11(7): 538-550
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v11/i7/538.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v11.i7.538