Variables | The studied patients with left sided colon or rectal cancer (n = 40) | |||||
| Colon cancer patients (n = 11) | Rectum cancer patients (n = 29) | Total (n = 40) | |||
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Range Mean±SD | 140 - 220 159.54 ± 23.92 | 165 - 300 206.03 ± 33.09 | 140 - 300 193.25 ± 37.08 | |||
t-test P | 4.242 0.001* |
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•Operative blood loss (cc): |
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Range Mean ± SD | 25 - 250 73.64 ± 63.90 | 30 - 200 91.90 ± 46.80 | 25 - 250 86.87 ± 51.81 | |||
Z value P | 0.995 0.326 |
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