Risk factors for early postoperative complications after D3 dissection for stage II or III colon cancer: Supplementary analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial in Japan (JCOG0404).
Yusuke NishizawaTomonori AkagiMasafumi InomataHiroshi KatayamaJunki MizusawaSeiichiro YamamotoMasaaki ItoTadahiko MasakiMasahiko WatanabeYasuhiro ShimadaSeigo KitanoPublished in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2019)
Open surgery and longer operation time of >240 minutes were significant risk factors for postoperative complications. LAP surgery and shorter operation time could contribute to fewer postoperative complications in patients undergoing colectomy with D3 dissection. (Japan Clinical Oncology Group study JCOG 0404: NCT00147134/UMIN-CTR: C000000105.).