Early Postoperative Complications in Colorectal Cancer Patients Following Colorectal Surgery Among Yemeni Patients: A Prospective Study

Figures & data

Table 1 The Distribution of Patients by Special Habits and Comorbidities (n=73)

Special Habit and Comorbidity	Frequency	Percent
Smoker	15	20.5
Qat chewing	19	26
Hypertension	7	9.6
Ischemic heart disease	1	1.4
Diabetes mellitus	13	17.8
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy	9	12.3

Table 2 The Distribution of Patients by Mode of Presentation

Mode of Presentation	Frequency	Percent
Elective	46	63.0
Emergency	27	37.0
Total	73	100.0

Table 3 The Distribution of Patients by the Type of Surgical Resection

Surgical Resection	Frequency	Percent
No surgical resection	20	27.4
Right hemicolectomy	8	11.0
Extended right hemicolectomy	6	8.2
Left hemicolectomy	28	38.4
LAR	9	12.3
APR	1	1.4
Total or subtotal colectomy	1	1.4
Total	73	100%

Abbreviations: LAR, lower anterior resection; APR, Abdominoperineal resection.

Table 4 The Distribution of Patients According to Postoperative Complications (n=24)

Postoperative Complication	Frequency	Percent
Superficial incisional SSI	11	15.1
Deep incisional SSI	2	2.7
Wound dehiscence	3	4.1
Anastomotic leak	2	2.7
Abdominal sepsis or Abscess	2	2.7
Paralytic ileus	3	4.1
UTI	1	1.4
Pneumonia	3	4.1
MI	2	2.7
DVT	3	4.1

Abbreviations: SSI, surgical site infection; UTI, urinary tract infection; MI, myocardial infarction; DVT, deep venous thrombosis.

Table 5 Association of Related Variables with the Development of Early Postoperative Complications According to Univariate Analysis

Variables		Complications		p value
		No	Yes
Gender	Male	32	12	0.337
	Female	18	11
Age [Years]	< 65	41	12	0.008*
	≥65	9	11
Smoking	Yes	9	6	0.309
Qat Chewing	Yes	11	8	0.191
HTN	Yes	4	3	0.385
IHD	Yes	0	1	0.315
DM	Yes	6	9	0.008*
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy	Yes	4	5	0.104
Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy	Yes	0	1	0.315
Presentation	Elective	28	18	0.067
	Emergency	22	5
Albumin [g ⁄ L]	< 35	28	21	0.002*
	≥35	22	2
Site of tumor	Right colon	11	3	0.638
	Left colon	32	16
	Rectum	7	4
Type Anastomosis	Hand sewn	19	8	0.305
	Stapler	7	6
Stoma formation	Yes	32	11	0.192
Anastomosis	Yes	26	14	0.479

Note: *Significant p value < 0.05.

Table 6 Association Between Variables and Postoperative Complications by Binary Regression

Variable	p-value	Odds Ratio	95% CI
Age	0.023*	1.059	1.008 −1.113
DM	0.058	4.015	0.955–16.879
Albumin level	0.002*	0.695	0.552–0.876

Note: *Significant p value < 0.05.

Abbreviation: Diabetes mellitus, DM.

Data Sharing Statement

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.