Effects of Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy on Postoperative Complications in Rectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

The pooled odds ratio of other postoperative complications.

Studies	Complication	OR (95% CI)	value	Test of heterogeneity		I^2 (%)
				Chi^2
35, 38, 42, 45, 54, 62, 69, 70, 76, 77	Urinary tract infection	1.19 [0.79, 1.79]	0.49	8.97	0.44	0
4, 35, 40, 45, 50, 54, 57, 58, 61, 69, 72, 76, 78, 79	Hemorrhage	1.03 [0.75, 1.40]	0.86	7.97	0.85	0
4, 22, 36, 38, 40, 45, 47, 50, 54, 57, 58, 62, 64-66, 68, 69, 71, 72, 77–79	Ileus	1.21 [0.94, 1.58]	0.14	20.52	0.43	3
4, 35, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 53–55, 57, 58, 60, 62, 65, 70, 72, 73, 76, 77, 79	Overall complications	1.15 [0.99, 1.32]	0.06	37.47	0.03	39
35, 36, 38, 55, 58, 68, 72, 73	Reoperation	1.10 [0.77, 1.56]	0.69	7.52	0.38	7
4, 6, 37-40, 44-46, 55, 58, 61, 63, 64, 69, 70, 74, 76, 77	Mortality	1.21 [0.80, 1.84]	0.36	31.38	0.03	43
6, 22, 36–39, 41, 44, 45, 49-52, 54, 58, 59, 61, 63, 67, 70, 72, 73, 76	Defunctioning stoma	3.40 [2.35, 4.91]	<0.01	203.8	<0.01	89