Table 2.
Patient and surgery characteristics in patients with pilonidal disease treated by radial laser surgery (N = 83)
| Patient characteristics | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age at operation, years | Median (range) | 27 (18–67) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | Median (range) | 26.6 (17.9–42.2) |
| Gender | Male | 65 (78.3) |
| Female | 18 (21.7) | |
| ASA | 1 | 53 (63.9) |
| 2 | 28 (33.7) | |
| 3 | 2 (2.4) | |
| Alcohol | Non-drinkers | 39 (47.0) |
| Drinkers | 44 (53.0) | |
| Alcohol consumption, doses*/week | Median (range) | 2 (1—25) |
| Smoking | Non-smokers | 57 (68.7) |
| Smokers | 26 (31.3) | |
| Cigarettes /day | Median (range) | 10 (2—25) |
| Diabetes | Non-diabetic | 79 (95.2) |
| Diabetic | 4 (4.8) | |
| Acute abscess before laser treatment | No | 23 (27.7) |
| Yes | 60 (72.3) | |
| Surgery characteristics | ||
| Pre and/or postop hair depilation | No | 61 (73.5) |
| Yes | 22 (26.5) | |
| Type of PSD | Primary | 70 (84.3) |
| Recurrent | 13 (15.7) | |
| Spillage of pus during operation | No | 68 (81.9) |
| Yes | 15 (18.1) | |
| Number of sinus openings | 1 | 15 (18.1) |
| 2 | 46 (55.4) | |
| 3–5 | 22 (26.5) | |