Table 3.

Operative and Postoperative Details.

Parameters (median) Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (NACT; n=35) Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy (NACRT; n=35) P value
Operation time (min) 300 250 0.3485
 Range 165–490 150–405

Blood loss (mL) 250 200 0.0168
 Range 100–600 50–500

Blood transfusion 0 0

Extubation day 0 0

Bowel sounds (day) 1 1

Feeding jejunostomy (days) 1 1

Oral feed (day) 6 6

Flatus/motion passage (day) 3 3

Intensive care unit stay (days) 5 4 0.1058
 Range 3–10 2–11

Nasogastric tube removal (day) 4 3

Drain removal (day) 5.5 6

Hospital stay (days) 8 8 0.8883
 Range 7–18 6–13

Re-explorations (n) 2 0
RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2019 January; 10(1): e0002. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2019 January 28. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10339