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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dis Colon Rectum. 2014 Feb;57(2):143–150. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000027

Table 3.

Post-operative Surgical Outcomes

Total =249
In-Hospital
 LOS, median, d [IQR] 7 [5–9]
 ICU 21 (8.4)
 Return to OR 8 (3.2)
 Pneumonia 11 (4.4)
 Reintubation 2 (0.8)
 Blood transfusion 47 (18.9)
 Urinary Retention 50 (20.1)
 UTI 34 (13.6)
Wound
 Any Wound Issue 77 (30.9)
 Superficial Infection 27 (10.8)
 Deep Space Infection 11 (4.4)
 Dehiscence 69 (27.7)
 Time to Dehiscence Healing, median, d [IQR] a 117 [85–245]

Data are expressed as n (%) unless otherwise specified.

a

Only for patients who experienced perineal wound dehiscence. Measured from date of identification of dehiscence to date of healing.

LOS, Length of Stay; IQR, Inter Quartile Range; ICU, Intensive Care Unit; OR, Operating Room; UTI, Urinary Tract Infection.