Case Control Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2019; 11(2): 93-100
Published online Feb 27, 2019. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i2.93
Table 2 Rate and type of complications within the study and the control group
RIGL, n = 52SLR, n = 127P value
Overall complications36.5 (n = 19)41.7 (n = 53)0.52
Superficial SSI23.1 (n = 12)21.3 (n = 27)0.8
Deep SSI3.2 (n = 4)1.9 (n = 1)0.65
Abscess15.4 (n = 8)11 (n = 14)0.42
POPF28.9 (n = 15)29.1 (n = 37)0.96
Intestinal leak3.9 (n = 2)0 (n = 0)0.03
Bile leak17.3 (n = 9)20.5 (n = 26)0.62
Phlebitis5.8 (n = 3)17.3 (n = 22)0.04
Pneumonia7.7 (n = 4)17.3 (n = 22)0.09
Pulmonary embolism0 (n = 0)1.6 (n = 2)0.53
DVT0 (n = 0)0.8 (n = 1)0.52
PVT5.8 (n = 3)3.2 (n = 4)0.41
CV9.6 (n = 5)12.6 (n = 16)0.57
UTI7.7 (n = 4)15 (n = 19)0.18
Delayed gastric emptying15.4 (n = 8)59.1 (n = 75)< 0.001
Grade A13.5 (n = 7)44.9 (n = 57)< 0.001
Grade B1.9 (n = 1)11.8 (n = 15)< 0.001
Grade C02.4 (n = 3)NR
Postoperative Mortality3.9 (n = 2)5.5 (n = 7)0.64