Postoperative adverse events
bleeding, diarrhea, Postoperative adverse, tenesmus, hematochezia, postoperative bleeding, constipation, infection, anal pain
BLEEDING, HEMATOCHEZIA, POSTOPERATIVE BLEEDING, INFECTION, POSTOPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION
One case of postoperative bleeding, one case of postoperative surgical incision infection and one case of reoperation due to bleeding occurred in the control group, and one case of surgical incision infection occurred in the EA group. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in postoperative bleeding, postoperative wound infection, and reoperation rates (Table Postoperative adverse eventsThe telephone follow-up results at 1 month after operation showed that there was no hematochezia in two groups. A small number of patients in the two groups had recurrent anal pain or distension, tenesmus, constipation, or diarrhea, but there was no significant difference between the two groups. It was worth noting that some patients in both groups complained that they could not completely empty feces. The number of patients in the control group was slightly more than that in the EA group, but the difference was not statistically significant (Table Follow-up outcomes at 1 month after operation