Table I.
Patient Characteristics at Presentation
| Open | Laparoscopic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (Median) |
[Range] | Mean (Median) |
[Range] | P-value | |
| No. of Subjects | 25 | 40 | |||
| Age (years) | 60.1 (65) | [19–84] | 61.5 (63) | [18–93] | 0.789 |
| Female | 14 (56%) | 23 (58%) | 0.905 | ||
| Race (White) | 17 (68%) | 33 (83%) | 0.177 | ||
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 26.0 (24.9) | [19–36] | 27.5 (25.7) | [16–58] | 0.873 |
| Past Surgical History | 15 (60%) | 21 (52.5%) | 0.554 | ||
| ASA Grade | 0.777 | ||||
| 2 | 7 (28%) | 12 (30%) | |||
| 3 | 14 (56%) | 23 (58%) | |||
| 4 | 4 (16%) | 4 (10%) | |||
| 5 | 0 | 1 (3%) | |||
| Emergency Status (Emergent) | 20 (80%) | 32 (80%) | 1.000 | ||
| Comorbidities | |||||
| DM | 6 (24%) | 6 (18%) | 0.549 | ||
| HTN | 10 (40%) | 17 (43%) | 0.842 | ||
| CAD | 4 (16%) | 11 (28%) | 0.371 | ||
| COPD | 2 (8%) | 4 (10%) | 1.000 | ||
| CRI | 3 (12%) | 6 (15%) | 1.000 | ||
| Hypercholesterolemia | 5 (20%) | 11 (28%) | 0.495 | ||
| CHF | 2 (8%) | 2 (5%) | 0.635 | ||
| Afib | 4 (16%) | 3 (8%) | 0.415 | ||
| Other Risk Factors | |||||
| Hx Ca | 1 (4%) | 3 (8%) | 0.568 | ||
| Dx Ca | 3 (12%) | 7 (18%) | 0.729 | ||
| Hx MI | 1 (4%) | 5 (13%) | 0.393 | ||
| Hx Stroke | 3 (12%) | 0 | 0.053 | ||
| Hx Crohns | 3 (12%) | 4 (10%) | 1.000 | ||
| Hx UC | 2 (8%) | 6 (15%) | 0.471 | ||
| Current Steroid Use | 5 (20%) | 10 (25%) | 0.642 | ||
| Recent Chemotherapy | 1 (4%) | 4 (10%) | 0.377 | ||
| Current Smoker | 11 (44%) | 7 (18%) | 0.020 | ||
| Current Heavy Drinker | 9 (36%) | 5 (13%) | 0.020 | ||
| Preoperative Diagnosis | 0.493 | ||||
| Acute Colitis | 8 (32%) | 11 (28%) | |||
| Perforated Viscus - DR | 9 (26%) | 12 (30%) | |||
| Perforated Viscus - Ia | 1 (4%) | 2 (5%) | |||
| Obstruction | 4 (16%) | 8 (20%) | |||
| Ischemia | 3 (12%) | 2 (5%) | |||
| GI Bleed | 0 | 5 (13%) | |||
*
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding
Abbreviations in table: DM=Diabetes Mellitus, HTN=Hypertension, CAD=Coronary Artery Disease, COPD=Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, CRI=Chronic Renal Insufficiency, CHF=Congestive Heart Failure, Afib=Atrial Fibrillation, Hx Ca=History of Cancer, Dx Ca=Diagnosis of Cancer on Admission, Hx MI=History of Myocardial Infarction, Hx=History, UC=Ulcerative Colitis, DR=Disease Related, Ia=Iatrogenic.