Table 1 .
Demographic and operative characteristics for cases started laparoscopy or open (intended treatment)
| Started LAP n=228 |
Started Open n=71 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 95 (41.7%) | 25 (35.2%) | 0.406 |
| Age (years) | 70 (53–78) | 69 (52.5–80.5) | 0.894 |
| TTS (days) | 1.7 (0.9–3.4) | 1.9 (1.1–4.4) | 0.220 |
| Surgery < 24h (%) | 70 (30.7%) | 17 (23.9%) | 0.275 |
| Surgery < 48h (%) | 126 (55.3%) | 37 (52.1%) | 0.643 |
| Surgery < 72h (%) | 159 (69.7%) | 46 (64.8%) | 0.434 |
| Pre-operative P-POSSUM (%) | 2.1 (1.3–5) | 5.7 (2–12.4) | <0.001 |
| Mean ASA grade (SD) | 2.2 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.8) | <0.001 |
| LOS (days) | 8.3 (5.2–15.7) | 14.4 (11.2–24.9) | <0.001 |
| Postoperative LOS (days) | 5.6 (3.2–12.5) | 11.3 (8.1–17.2) | <0.001 |
| Inhospital mortality | 2 (1%) | 7 (10%) | <0.001 |
| Bowel resection (%) | 29 (12.7%) | 21 (29.6%) | 0.002 |
Data are median (IQR) unless otherwise stated. p-values calculated with Pearson χ2 for gender, deaths and resection and Mann–Whitney U test for all other variables
ASA = American Society of Anaesthesiology; IQR = interquartile range; LAP = laparoscopically; LOS = length of stay; P-POSSUM = Portsmouth – Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enuMeration of Mortality and morbidity; SD = standard deviation; TTS = time to surgery