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Published in final edited form as: J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Aug 5;19(1):65–71. doi: 10.1007/s11605-014-2613-2

Table 4.

Symptom Changes by Early Complications

No
Complication
(N=350)
Complication
(N=81)
Total
(N=431)
p value
FATIGUE-PRE-OP 0.1211
  N 325 80 405
  Mean (SD) 2.0 (0.9) 2.2 (1.1) 2.0 (1.0)
  Median 2.0 2.0 2.0
  Q1,Q3 1.0, 2.0 1.0, 3.0 1.0, 3.0
  Range (1.0–5.0) (1.0–5.0) (1.0–5.0)
FATIGUE- DAY 2 0.8151
  N 312 79 391
  Mean (SD) 2.5 (1.1) 2.6 (1.1) 2.5 (1.1)
  Median 2.0 2.0 2.0
  Q1, Q3 2.0, 3.0 2.0, 3.0 2.0, 3.0
  Range (1.0–5.0) (1.0–5.0) (1.0–5.0)
Fatigue: day 2-base 0.2288
  N 303 78 381
  Mean (SD) 0.6 (1.2) 0.4 (1.5) 0.5 (1.3)
  Median 0.0 0.0 0.0
  Q1, Q3 0.0, 1.0 0.0, 1.0 0.0, 1.0
  Range (−4.0–4.0) (−3.0–4.0) (−4.0–4.0)
APPEARANCE-PRE-OP 0.3042
  N 325 81 406
  Mean (SD) 1.3 (0.7) 1.3 (0.6) 1.3 (0.7)
  Median 1.0 1.0 1.0
  Q1, Q3 1.0, 1.0 1.0, 2.0 1.0, 1.0
  Range (1.0–4.0) (1.0–4.0) (1.0–4.0)
APPEARANCE- DAY2 0.0126
  N 310 77 387
  Mean (SD) 1.5 (0.8) 1.7 (0.8) 1.6 (0.8)
  Median 1.0 2.0 1.0
  Q1, Q3 1.0, 2.0 1.0, 2.0 1.0, 2.0
  Range (1.0–4.0) (1.0–5.0) (1.0–5.0)
Appearance: day2-base 0.0626
  N 301 77 378
  Mean (SD) 0.2 (0.8) 0.4 (1.0) 0.3 (0.9)
  Median 0.0 0.0 0.0
  Q1, Q3 0.0, 1.0 0.0, 1.0 0.0, 1.0
  Range (−3.0–3.0) (−3.0–4.0) (−3.0–4.0)
BREATHING-PRE-OP 0.9211
  N 326 81 407
  Mean (SD) 1.2 (0.5) 1.2 (0.4) 1.2 (0.5)
  Median 1.0 1.0 1.0
  Q1, Q3 1.0, 1.0 1.0, 1.0 1.0, 1.0
  Range (1.0–5.0) (1.0–3.0) (1.0–5.0)
BREATHING- DAY2 0.0616
  N 311 79 390
  Mean (SD) 1.3 (0.6) 1.4 (0.7) 1.3 (0.6)
  Median 1.0 1.0 1.0
  Q1, Q3 1.0, 2.0 1.0, 2.0 1.0, 2.0
  Range (1.0–5.0) (1.0–4.0) (1.0–5.0)
Breathing: day2-base 0.0333
  N 303 79 382
  Mean (SD) 0.1 (0.6) 0.3 (0.7) 0.1 (0.6)
  Median 0.0 0.0 0.0
  Q1, Q3 0.0, 0.0 0.0, 1.0 0.0, 0.0
  Range (−3.0–4.0) (−2.0–3.0) (−3.0–4.0)
OUTLOOK-PRE-OP 0.6403
  N 325 81 406
  Mean (SD) 1.9 (1.0) 1.9 (1.0) 1.9 (1.0)
  Median 2.0 2.0 2.0
  Q1, Q3 1.0, 2.0 1.0, 2.0 1.0, 2.0
  Range (1.0–5.0) (1.0–5.0) (1.0–5.0)
OUTLOOK-DAY2 0.6633
  N 309 79 388
  Mean (SD) 1.9 (1.0) 1.8 (0.9) 1.9 (1.0)
  Median 2.0 2.0 2.0
  Q1, Q3 1.0, 2.0 1.0, 2.0 1.0, 2.0
  Range (1.0–5.0) (1.0–5.0) (1.0–5.0)
Outlook: day2-base 0.9012
  N 300 79 379
  Mean (SD) −0.1 (1.1) −0.1 (1.3) −0.1 (1.1)
  Median 0.0 0.0 0.0
  Q1, Q3 0.0, 0.0 −1.0, 0.0 0.0, 0.0
  Range (−4.0–3.0) (−3.0–3.0) (−4.0–3.0)