Table 1.
Descriptive data for patients and procedures
| No. of patients | |
|---|---|
| (n = 727) | |
| Age (years)* | |
| < 30 | 119 (16·5) |
| 30–40 | 90 (12·4) |
| 41–50 | 104 (14·4) |
| 51–60 | 109 (15·1) |
| 61–70 | 144 (19·9) |
| > 70 | 157 (21·7) |
| Sex ratio (M : F)* | 348 : 375 |
| ASA fitness grade† | |
| I | 224 (31·1) |
| II | 342 (47·4) |
| III | 140 (19·4) |
| IV | 15 (2·1) |
| Diabetes‡ | |
| No | 659 (91·3) |
| Insulin‐dependent | 51 (7·1) |
| Non‐insulin‐dependent | 12 (1·7) |
| BMI (kg/m2)§ | |
| < 20 | 50 (7·1) |
| 20–25 | 276 (39·1) |
| 26–30 | 237 (33·6) |
| > 30 | 142 (20·1) |
| Surgical procedure | |
| Upper gastrointestinal surgery | |
| Oesophagogastric resection | 8 (1·1) |
| Pancreaticobiliary resection | 11 (1·5) |
| Antireflux surgery | 10 (1·4) |
| Bariatric surgery | 11 (1·5) |
| Cholecystectomy | 153 (21·0) |
| Lower gastrointestinal surgery | |
| Colectomy | 82 (11·3) |
| Hartmann's procedure | 10 (1·4) |
| Rectal resection | 40 (5·5) |
| Stoma formation | 24 (3·3) |
| Stoma closure | 24 (3·3) |
| General surgery | |
| Groin hernia repair | 90 (12·4) |
| Abdominal wall hernia repair | 38 (5·2) |
| Appendicectomy | 109 (15·0) |
| Laparoscopy/laparotomy | 81 (11·1) |
| Small bowel resection | 9 (1·2) |
| Adhesiolysis | 8 (1·1) |
| Other | 19 (2·6) |
Values in parentheses are percentages. Data missing for
*
four,
†
six,
‡
five and
§
22 patients.