| Operative & Pathway Variables | Stapled LAR N = 4751 |
Hand-sewn ISR N = 1461 |
p-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operative Time (min) | 211 (167, 258) | 259 (224, 288) | <0.001 |
| Blood Loss (mL) | 262 (154, 373) | 231 (167, 288) | 0.002 |
| Length of Stay (days) | 6 (5, 7) | 8 (7, 9) | <0.001 |
| Anastomotic Leak Grade | 0.020 | ||
| No Leak | 430 (91%) | 129 (88%) | |
| Grade A | 7 (1.5%) | 9 (6.2%) | |
| Grade B | 14 (2.9%) | 4 (2.7%) | |
| Grade C | 24 (5.1%) | 4 (2.7%) | |
| Late Complication | 63 (13%) | 16 (11%) | 0.5 |
| Any Anastomotic Failure Pathway | 87 (18%) | 22 (15%) | 0.4 |
| Local Recurrence | 30 (6.3%) | 8 (5.5%) | 0.7 |
| 1 Median (Q1, Q3); n (%) | |||
| 2 Wilcoxon rank sum test; Fisher’s exact test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test | |||