eighty-eight cancer patients with the presence of one or more adverse factors for healing ( carcinomatosis , adhesions , prior chemotherapy and radiation therapy , bowel obstruction , anemia , and low leukocyte count or albumin value ) were prospectively randomized to undergo conventional two-layer hand suturing ( 45 patients ) or mechanical stapling with a gia/ta instrument ( u.s. surgical corp. , norwalk , ct ) ( 43 patients ) of the large or small bowel anastomosis .
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anemia
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albumin