Delaying surgery after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy improves prognosis of rectal cancer

Table 2 Effect of interval time on the perioperative variables n (%)

	Group I	Group II	P value
	(n = 45)	(n = 42)
Procedure type
LAR	28 (62.2)	31 (73.8)	0.06
ULAR	11 (24.4)	7 (16.7)	0.09
APR	6 (13.3)	4 (9.5)	0.50
Diverting ileostomy	42 (93.3)	39 (92.9)	0.90
Operative time (min) (mean ± SD)	134.2 ± 19.9	133.4 ± 23.5	0.62
Intraoperative complications	8 (8.9)	3 (7.1)	0.48
Postoperative complications	13 (28.9)	11 (26.1)	0.42
Early postoperative mortality	1 (2.3)	2 (4.7)	0.37
Hospital stay (d) (mean ± SD)	11 ± 10.5	10 ± 9.3	0.32

APR: Abdominoperineal resection; LAR: Low anterior resection; ULAR: Ultralow anterior resection.