Table 2.
Propensity Score–Matched Perioperative Outcomes Between LC and OC
| Outcome | LC (n = 115 694) |
OC (n = 116 261) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortality, No. (%) | 442 (0.4) | 2258 (2.0) | <.001a |
| Complications, No. (%) | 23 005 (19.8) | 38 454 (33.2) | <.001a |
| Ostomy, No. (%) | 4102 (3.5) | 15 056 (13.0) | <.001a |
| LOS, median (IQR), d | 4 (3) | 6 (4) | <.001a |
| Discharge disposition, No. (%) | |||
| Routine discharge | 99 702 (86.1) | 77 584 (68.4) | <.001a |
| Transfer to other health care facilities | 5335 (4.6) | 13 700 (12.1) | |
| Others | 10 782 (9.3) | 22 147 (19.5) | |
| Overall cost, median (IQR), USD, $ | 11 742 (6792) | 13 666 (11 196) | <.001a |
| Cost per day, median (IQR), USD, $ | 2666 (1482) | 2120 (1128) | <.001a |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; LC, laparoscopic colectomy; LOS, length of stay; OC, open colectomy.
a
Statistically significant, with P < .05.