Clinical Study
Prevention of Peritoneal Metastases from Colon Cancer in High-Risk Patients: Preliminary Results of Surgery plus Prophylactic HIPEC
Table 3
Surgical outcome in the 2 groups.
| Morbidity | Patients | Controls | N | % | N | % |
| Grade I/II | 3 | 12 | 5 | 10 | Grade III | — | — | 1 | 2 | Grade IV | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Hipec tox. grade 2 | 1* | 4 | — | — |
| | Patients | Controls |
| Mean operation time (min) | 180 (120–210) | 155 (90–220) | Mean blood loss (mL) | 210 (180–290) | 230 (150–400) | Postop. stay (days) | 11 (8–14) | 14 (8–21) |
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*Pancreatic.
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