Does Preoperative Waiting Time Affect the Short-Term Outcomes and Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer Patients? A Retrospective Study from the West of China
Table 2
Short-term outcomes of the different waiting groups.
Characteristics
Short-waiting group (2533)
Intermediate-waiting group (845)
Long-waiting group (366)
value
Operation time (min)
227.3 ± 79.7
224.2 ± 87.0
229.5 ± 86.9
0.126
Blood loss (mL)
105.7 ± 154.7
99.5 ± 133.3
99.4 ± 124.3
0.054
Retrieved lymph nodes
15.0 ± 7.6
15.2 ± 7.8
15.4 ± 7.3
0.288
Hospital stay (day)
11.7 ± 9.5
11.1 ± 6.5
11.1 ± 6.7
0.183
Overall complications
556 (22.0%)
204 (24.1%)
81 (22.1%)
0.412
Major complications
65 (2.6%)
20 (2.4%)
8 (2.2%)
0.881
Note. Variables are expressed as the mean ± SD, n (%); value <0.05.
