Table 5a.
Patient outcomes
| Variable | Summary (n= 47) |
|---|---|
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 11 (7, 72) |
| Length of ICU stay (days) | 1 (0, 12) |
| Supplemental parental nutrition | 8 (17%) |
| Post-operative insulin drip | 43 (47%) |
| Complication grade | |
| 0 | 25 (53%) |
| 1 | 5 (11%) |
| 2 | 8 (17%) |
| 3 | 8 (17%) |
| 4 | 0 (0%) |
| 5 | 1 (2%) |
| Surgical complication | 17 (36%) |
| Intra-abdominal abscess/sepsis | 5 (11%) |
| Biliary/GI fistula | 4 (9%) |
| Delayed gastric emptying | 5 (11%) |
| Wound infection | 7 (15%) |
| Reoperation | 4 (9%) |
| Medical complication | 12 (26%) |
| Gastritis/colitis | 1 (2%) |
| Pulmonary | 3 (6%) |
| Cardiac | 2 (4%) |
| Thrombosis | 1 (2%) |
| Glycaemic events (major) | 2 (4%) |
| Renal insufficiency/urinary tract infection | 3 (6%) |
| Weight loss (kg) | |
| 3 months after surgery | −6.8 (−25.0, 12.1) |
| 6 months after surgery | −8.5 (−28.6, 2.4) |
| 12 months after surgery | −8.8 (−39.5, 1.2) |
| HbA1c | |
| 3 months after surgery | 6.5 (4.6, 7.5) |
| 6 months after surgery | 7.3 (5.0, 9.6) |
| 12 months after surgery | 7.5 (5.2, 8.6) |
| 24 months after surgery | 7.7 (6.6, 8.8) |
The sample median (minimum, maximum) is given for numerical variables. Information was unavailable for the following variables: weight loss at 3 months after surgery (n= 4), weight loss at 6 months after surgery (n= 15), weight loss at 1 year after surgery (n= 19), HbA1c at 3 months after surgery (n= 34), HbA1c at 6 months after surgery (n= 31), HbA1c at 1 year after surgery (n= 28), and HbA1c at 2 years after surgery (n= 32).