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. 2013 Jul 24;37(10):2483–2489. doi: 10.1007/s00268-013-2155-x

Table 4.

Postoperative outcomes

All 2 days 3+ days p value
Median hospital stay (95 % CI) 3 (3–4) 2 (2–2) 3 (3–4) <0.001
Postoperative mortality, % (n) 0 0 0
Morbidity, % (n complicated patients) 15.6 (139) 5.5 (5) 16.9 (134) 0.004
Complication grade 0.09
(Dindo–Clavien classification)
1 33 4 29
2 53 1 52
3a 3 0 3
3b 31 0 31
4a 15 0 15
4b 4 0 4
Surgical complications, % (n) 13.9 (123) 5.5 (5) 14.9 (118) 0.001
General complications, % (n) 3 (27) 0 (0) 3.4 (27) 0.07
Reoperation, % (n) 4.2 (37) 0 (0) 4.7 (37) 0.03
Readmission, % (n) 4.4 (39) 0 (0) 4.9 (39) 0.08

CI confidence interval