Table 3.

Postoperative outcomes associated with diverting ileostomy

Variable	No DI (n=287)		DI (n=44)		p
	n	%	n	%
Median postoperative length of stay, days (range)	9 (3–69)		10 (5–30)		.25
Major (Grade 3/4/5) postoperative complications
0	220	77	31	70	.41
1–2	63	22	13	30
3 or more	4	1	0	0
Gastrointestinal complications
No	212	74	32	72.7	.87
Yes	75	26	12	27.3
Anastomotic leak
No	268	93	42	95.5	.60
Yes	19	7	2	4.5
Intra-abdominal abscess
No	264	92	35	79.5	.02a
Yes	23	8	9	20.5
Wound infection
No	250	87	41	93.2	.25
Yes	37	13	3	6.8
Readmission within 30 days of surgery
No	239	83	34	77.3	.33
Yes	48	17	10	22.7
Readmission within 60 days of surgery
No	225	78	30	68.2	.13
Yes	62	22	14	31.8
Median time from surgery to start of chemotherapy, days (range)	40 (9–115)		41 (11–75)		.20
Number of postoperative chemotherapy cycles
0–4	10	3.6	2	4.8	.66
5 or more	269	96.4	40	95.2

DI, diverting ileostomy

^aNon-significant on multivariable analysis