Table 2.

Surgical characteristics (n = 109)

Type of intestinal resection, n (%)
Primary ileocolic resection	83 (76.4)
Ileocolic re-resection	26 (23.4)
Primary indication for resection, n (%)
Refractory inflammation/step-up therapy	22 (20.2)
Stenosis	64 (58.7)
Abscess	7 (6.4)
Other	16 (14.7)
Disease localization at time of surgery, n (%)
Ileal	65 (59.6)
Ileocolic	44 (40.4)
Surgical approach, n (%)
Laparoscopic	91 (83.5)
Laparotomy	18 (16.5)
Primary anastomosis, n (%)	102 (93.6)
Side-to-side	93 (91.2)
End-to-end	3 (2.9)
End-to-side	3 (2.9)
Missing	3 (2.9)
Creation of an ostomy, n (%)	7 (6.4)
Anastomosis techniques, n (%)
Stapled anastomosis	74 (72.5)
Hand-sewn anastomosis	27 (26.5)
Missing	1 (1.0)
Isoperistaltic anastomosis	38 (37.3)
Antiperistaltic anastomosis	25 (24.5)
Missing	39 (38.2)
Surgery duration (in minutes), mean (SD)	127 (47)
Missing, n (%)	25 (22.9)
Perioperative blood loss (in mL), median (IQR)	50 (0–200)
Missing, n (%)	61 (49.5)

SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range