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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 14.
Published in final edited form as: Dis Colon Rectum. 2013 Jan;56(1):72–82. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e3182749cf5

Table 3.

Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Emergent Partial Colectomy and End Colostomy For Diverticulitis Using Entire NSQIP Sample.

Outcome Measure All Patients in NSQIP Sample
Open Procedure (n=1,166) Laparoscopic Procedure (n=70) P Value
30-Day Postoperative Death 83 (7.1%) 3 (4%) 0.37
Overall Complication Rate 486 (41.7%) 18 (26%) 0.008
Specific Complications:
    Superficial Surgical Site Infection 125 (10.7%) 3 (5%) 0.09
    Deep Surgical Site Infection 35 (3.0%) 1 (1%) 0.45
    Organ/Space Surgical Site Infection 57 (4.9%) 3 (4%) 0.82
    Wound Dehiscence 48 (4.1%) 0 (0%) 0.08
    Pneumonia 104 (8.9%) 3 (4%) 0.18
    Unplanned Reintubation 78 (6.7%) 3 (4%) 0.43
    Pulmonary Embolism 15 (1.3%) 1 (1%) 0.92
    Prolonged Ventilatory Support 183 (15.7%) 3 (4%) 0.01
    Progressive Renal Insufficiency 13 (1.1%) 0 (0%) 0.37
    Acute Renal Failure 21 (1.8%) 1 (1%) 0.82
    Urinary Tract Infection 28 (2.4%) 5 (7%) 0.02
    Stroke 10 (0.9%) 1 (1%) 0.62
    Coma > 24 hours 3 (0.3%) 0 (0%) 0.67
    Peripheral Nerve Injury61 (9.8%) 2 (0.2%) 0 (0%) 0.73
    Cardiac Arrest 15 (1.3%) 0 (0%) 0.34
    Myocardial Infarction 14 (1.2%) 0 (0%) 0.36
    Bleeding within 72 hours 10 (0.9%) 2 (3%) 0.1
    Graft/Prosthetic Failure 0 (0%) 0 (0%) -
    Deep Venous Thrombosis 25 (2.1%) 2 (3%) 0.69
    Sepsis 76 (6.5%) 1 (1%) 0.09
    Septic Shock 105 (9.0%) 3 (4%) 0.17
Return to Operating Room 105 (9.0%) 9 (13%) 0.28
Median (IQR) and Mean Length of Postoperative Hopsital Stay 8.5 (6-13) 6 (5-11) 0.0008