| Tumour location in the rectum |
|
| 0.152 |
| Upper 1/3 | 163 (36.9) | 60 (36.8) |
|
| Middle 1/3 | 158 (35.7) | 56(35.4) |
|
| Lower 1/3 | 121 (27.4) | 32 (26.4) |
|
| Type of surgery |
|
| <0.001 |
| Hartmann’s procedure | 19 (4.3) | 5 (26.3) |
|
| Low anterior resection | 266 (60.2) | 111 (41.7) |
|
| Abdominoperineal resection | 125 (28.3) | 32 (25.6) |
|
| Deviating stoma only | 32 (7.2) | 0 0 |
|
| Tumour fixated to surroundings |
|
| <0.001 |
| No | 369 (83.5) | 138 (37.4) |
|
| Yes | 73 (16.5) | 10 (13.7) |
|
| Lymph node dissection |
|
| <0.001 |
| No mesorectal excision | 134 (30.3) | 33 (24.6) |
|
| Proximal mesorectal excision (PME) | 69 (15.6) | 26 (37.6) |
|
| Total mesorectal excision (TME) | 155 (35.1) | 71 (45.8) |
|
| Not specified | 52 (11.8) | 18 (34.6) |
|
| Tumour not removed | 32 (7.2) | 0 0 |
|
| Tumour perforation |
|
| 0.004 |
| No perforation | 407 (92.1) | 144 (35.4) |
|
| Pre/perioperative | 35 (7.9) | 4 (11.4) |
|
| Radicality |
|
| 0.000 |
| No residual tumor | 355 (80.3) | 144 (40.6) |
|
| Residual tumor/metastases | 87 (19.7) | 4 (4.6) |
|
| Blood transfusion |
|
| <0.001 |
| No | 279 (64.1) | 111 (39.8) |
|
| Yes | 156 (35.9) | 35 (22.4) |
|
| Reoperation |
|
| 0.019 |
| No | 401 (90.7) | 141 (35.2) |
|
| Yes | 41 (9.3) | 7 (17.1) |
|
| Results at discharge from hospital |
|
|
|
| Alive | 430 (97.3) |
|
|
| Dead | 12 (2.7) |
|
|