Table 4.

Hospital course outcomes according to treatment for patients discharged alive

Variable	DPA	Diversion	p Valuea
All survivors	n = 30	n = 65
Days of hospitalization
Mean (SD)	29.3 (19.1)	29.5 (18.6)	0.90
Median (PR)	22.5 (15–39)	24 (19–35)
Range	8–82	6–82
Days of ICU
Mean (SD)	17.9 (10.2)	16.7 (12.2)	0.32
Median (PR)	16 (10–25)	14 (7–23)
Range	4–38	0–61
Days of mechanical ventilation
Mean (SD)	9.3 (7.2)	9 (9.6)	0.35
Median (PR)	7.5 (4–12)	5 (4–12)
Range	1–29	0–53
Survivors with small-bowel resection	n = 16	n = 15
Days of hospitalization
Mean (SD)	30.7 (17.1)	34.7 (23.4)	0.89
Median (PR)	30 (15–39)	26 (19–52)
Range	8–63	8–82
Days of ICU
Mean (SD)	18.6 (9.6)	16.7 (8.9)	0.57
Median (PR)	18 (10–25)	14 (10–24)
Range	6–38	5–36
Days of mechanical ventilation
Mean (SD)	8.9 (6.9)	8.1 (6.9)	0.68
Median (PR)	8 (4–11)	5 (4–12)
Range	1–24	1–26
Survivors with colon resection	n = 14	n = 50
Days of hospitalization
Mean (SD)	27.4 (22)	27.9 (16.9)	0.30
Median (PR)	18 (15–24)	22.5 (19–34)
Range	8–82	6–75
Days of ICU
Mean (SD)	17.1 (11.1)	16.7 (13.1)	0.81
Median (PR)	12 (11–25)	13.5 (6–23)
Range	4–36	0–61
Days of mechanical ventilation
Mean (SD)	9.8 (7.9)	9.2 (10.3)	0.41
Median (PR)	7 (6–12)	6 (2–12)
Range	1–29	0–53

DPA deferred primary anastomosis, SD standard deviation, PR percentile range

^aMann–Whitney test