Table 7 Clinicopathological characteristics, distribution of perfusion grade and postoperative outcomes according to age.

From: Intraoperative perfusion assessment of the proximal colon by a visual grading system for safe anastomosis after resection in left-sided colorectal cancer patients

 

 ≤ 65 (n = 26)

 > 65 (n = 24)

p value

Sex (male)

18 (69.2%)

17 (70.8%)

0.904

 BMI

24.15 ± 2.6

24.39 ± 2.28

0.740

 DM

5 (19.2%)

13 (54.2%)

0.010

 HTN

1 (3.8%)

9 (37.5%)

0.004

ASA score

  

0.010

 1

18 (69.2%)

8 (33.3%)

 

 2

8 (30.8%)

16 (66.7%)

 

Smoking

13 (50%)

13 (50%)

 > 0.999

Total cholesterol

195.1 ± 37.6

152.2 ± 32.3

 < 0.001

Cutting SBP

107.9 ± 11.9

104.5 ± 15.8

0.399

Cutting DBP

62.6 ± 9.0

58.2 ± 7.3

0.078

Cutting MBP

77.8 ± 9.2

73.8 ± 8.9

0.134

PCRT

  

0.270

 Yes

5 (19.2%)

2 (8.3%)

 

 No

21 (80.8%)

22 (91.7%)

 

T stage

  

0.421

N stage

  

0.837

M stage

  

0.161

Tumor location

  

0.410

 SC

14 (53.8%)

14(58.3%)

 

 RA

5 (19.2%)

7 (29.2%)

 

 RB

7 (26.9%)

3 (12.5)

 

Grade

  

0.006

 A

17 (65.4%)

7 (29.2%)

 

 B

3 (11.5%)

3 (12.5%)

 

 C

6 (23.1%)

14 (58.3%)

 

Hospital stay

7.5 ± 3.1

7.4 ± 1.8

0.905

Diet delaying

4 (15.4%)

6 (25%)

0.406

Gas out

2.0 ± 0.6

2.4 ± 1.0

0.076

Defecation

3.5 ± 0.9

4.0 ± 1.5

0.126

Complications

  

0.759

 Ischemic colitis

0

1 (4.2%)

 

 Anastomotic leakage

0

0

 

 Postoperative ileus

3 (11.5%)

0

 
  1. BMI body mass index, HTN hypertension, DM diabetes mellitus, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, MBP mean blood pressure, PCRT preoperative chemoradiotherapy, SC sigmoid colon, RA reflection above, RB reflection below, AR anterior resection, LAR low anterior resection, uLAR lowest anterior resection.
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