Diagnosis and Management of Intraoperative Colorectal Anastomotic Leaks: A Global Retrospective Patient Chart Review Study

Figure 1

Surgical approach to colorectal resection procedure (overall, = 458). Percentages and absolute numbers of patients with respective approach. Multiple responses were possible (>1 approach documented for 16 patients). Specification of converted approach: 7 patients converted from laparoscopic to open, 1 from hand-assisted to open, 1 from robotic to open. Further details and by-country data provided in Supplemental Table . : total number of patients; : number of patients observed per category.