Table 3.
Variables for adverse clinical outcomes for right hemicolectomy patients with and without laparoscopy in Taiwan
| Variables | Intensive care unit admission | Acute respiratory failure | Mechanical ventilation |
| Open right hemicolectomy | 2.96*** (2.50–3.50) | 4.98*** (2.64–9.37) | 3.41*** (2.58–4.53) |
| Patient characteristics | |||
| Sex | 1.03 (0.96–1.11) | 1.13 (0.94–1.35) | 1.11* (1.00–1.22) |
| Age | 1.76*** (1.69–1.83) | 1.90*** (1.69–2.14) | 2.03*** (1.90–2.17) |
| Charlson comorbidity index score | |||
| 0 | |||
| 1 | 1.65*** (1.35–2.02) | 0.99 (0.67–1.48) | 1.59*** (1.25–2.03) |
| 2 | 4.66*** (3.02–7.18) | 1.80 (0.98–3.32) | 2.79*** (1.84–4.25) |
| 3 | 0.60*** (0.53–0.68) | 0.42*** (0.32–0.55) | 0.47*** (0.40–0.56) |
| 4 | 0.93 (0.80–1.08) | 0.48*** (0.34–0.67) | 0.77** (0.64–0.94) |
| ≥5 | 0.82** (0.73–0.92) | 0.43*** (0.33–0.56) | 0.56*** (0.48–0.66) |
| Hospital characteristics | |||
| Hospital teaching status | 1.06 (0.92–1.23) | 0.69* (0.51–0.95) | 0.60*** (0.50–0.72) |
| Hospital location | |||
| Northern | |||
| Central | 0.77*** (0.70–0.85) | 1.89*** (1.52–2.36) | 0.95 (0.83–1.09) |
| Southern | 1.07 (0.99–1.16) | 1.30* (1.05–1.61) | 1.00 (0.89–1.13) |
| Eastern | 1.44** (1.11–1.87) | 2.18** (1.26–3.78) | 1.07 (0.73–1.56) |
| Surgeon characteristics | |||
| Sex | 1.08 (0.80–1.45) | 0.73 (0.41–1.30) | 1.04 (0.72–1.52) |
| Age | 0.75 (0.71–0.78) | 0.68*** (0.59–0.77) | 0.70*** (0.62–0.72) |
| Variables | In-hospital death | Intratracheal intubation general anesthesia | Hospitalization for pneumonia |
| Open right hemicolectomy | 4.01*** (2.25–7.16) | 3.44*** (2.08–5.69) | 1.78*** (1.28–2.47) |
| Patient characteristics | |||
| Sex | 1.16 (0.97–1.38) | 1.19* (1.02–1.39) | 1.73*** (1.50–2.00) |
| Age | 1.45*** (1.32–1.60) | 1.66*** (1.51–1.83) | 2.21*** (1.99–2.46) |
| Charlson comorbidity index score | |||
| 0 | |||
| 1 | 1.60* (1.08–2.37) | 1.65** (1.14–2.39) | 1.74** (1.23–2.47) |
| 2 | 1.45 (0.70–3.00) | 1.67 (0.86–3.26) | 1.10 (0.53–2.27) |
| 3 | 0.47*** (0.35–0.63) | 0.72* (0.55–0.94) | 0.67** (0.52–0.87) |
| 4 | 0.61** (0.43–0.87) | 0.97 (0.72–1.32) | 1.10 (0.83–1.45) |
| ≥5 | 0.83 (0.64–1.09) | 0.68** (0.52–0.88) | 0.91 (0.72–1.12) |
| Hospital characteristics | |||
| Hospital teaching status | 0.59*** (0.44–0.79) | 0.66** (0.50–0.86) | 0.86 (0.66–1.13) |
| Hospital location | |||
| Northern | |||
| Central | 0.82 (0.65–1.04) | 1.10 (0.88–1.37) | 1.39*** (1.16–1.66) |
| Southern | 0.82 (0.67–1.01) | 1.60*** (1.34–1.90) | 1.15 (0.98–1.35) |
| Eastern | 0.96 (0.50–1.83) | 0.71 (0.33–1.52) | 1.25 (0.75–2.08) |
| Surgeon characteristics | |||
| Sex | 0.45*** (0.28–0.71) | 1.01 (0.54–1.88) | 0.67 (0.42–1.08) |
| Age | 0.69*** (0.61–0.78) | 0.94 (0.84–1.05) | 0.84*** (0.76–0.92) |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001