Table 3 Description of surgical procedure and perfusion assessment (n = 50).
Procedures (n, %) | |||
Anterior resection | 19 (38%) | ||
Low anterior resection | 18 (36%) | ||
Lowest anterior resection | 13 (26%) | ||
Technique (n, %) | |||
Open | 8 (16%) | ||
Laparoscopya | 42 (84%) | ||
Diverting stoma (n, %) | |||
Yes | 10 (20%) | ||
No | 40 (80%) | ||
Operative time (minute, mean ± SD) | 114.9 ± 37.4 | ||
Anastomosis (n, %) | |||
Stapled colorectal | 49 (98%) | ||
Manual coloanal | 1 (2%) | ||
Reinforcement sutures (n, %) | |||
Yes | 39 (78%) | ||
No | 11 (22%) | ||
Blood pressure at cutting marginal vessel (mmHg, mean ± SD) | |||
Systolic BP | 106.3 ± 13.9 | ||
Diastolic BP | 60.6 ± 8.4 | ||
Perfusion assessment by visual grading system (n, %) | Initial | Final | |
Good | A | 24 (48%) | 24 (48%) |
B | 5 (10%) | 6 (12%) | |
Moderate | C | 19 (38%) | 20 (40%) |
Poor | D | 2 (4%) | 0 |
None | E | 0 | 0 |
