Table 2 Operative details of ePTFE spacer placement surgery

Operative outcomes

Operative time, min, median (range)

173 (78–522)

Blood loss, ml, median (range)

70 (0–1002)

Need for blood transfusion, n (%)

3 (2.3)

Number of ePTFE sheets, sheets, median (range)

2 (1–17)

Additional procedure, n (%)

Intestinal resection

3 (2.3)

Proctostomy

2 (1.5)

Intestinal resection with proctostomy

2 (1.5)

Omental implantation

3 (2.3)

Perioperative outcomes

Postoperative hospital length of stay, days, median (range)

9 (5–64)

Time between operation and initiation of particle therapy, days, median (range)

22 (15–88)

Completion of curative subsequent PT, n (%)

130 (99.2)