Effect of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy on Locally Advanced Rectal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma: A Propensity Score-Matched Study

Table 3

Postoperative morbidity between nCRT and surgery-alone groups.

Characteristics	nCRT ()	Surgery alone ()	P value
Postoperative hospital stay			0.410
Postoperative mortality	0	1 (2.1)	NA
Overall morbidity	15 (31.2)	14 (29.2)	0.824
Postoperative complications
Anastomotic leakage	4 (8.3)	2 (4.2)	0.674
Abdominal bleeding	1 (2.1)	0	NA
Ileus	5 (10.4)	2 (4.2)	0.432
Acute urinary retention	0	1 (2.1)	NA
Wound infection	2 (4.2)	5 (10.4)	0.432
Pulmonary infection	6 (12.5)	4 (8.3)	0.504
Sepsis	2 (4.2)	0	NA
Multiple organ failure	0	1 (2.1)	NA
Reoperation	0	0	NA
Grade of morbidity
Minor	7 (14.6)	9 (18.8)	0.584
Major	8 (16.7)	5 (10.4)	0.371

Patients may have experienced more than one complication.
nCRT: neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy; NA: not applicable.