Table 1.
Patient and operative characteristics
| Patient characteristic | Control (n = 123) | Intervention (n = 123) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, years (range) | 65 (20–87) | 67 (23-86) | 0.21@ |
| Gender (M/F) | 67:56 | 57:66 | 0.20* |
| Mean BMI ± SD (range) | 28.2 ± 5.7 (15–45) |
27.3 ± 5.2 (17–51) |
0.24@ |
| Smokers (%) | 10.6 | 11.4 | 0.84* |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 6.5 | 7.3 | 0.80* |
| Mean operation time ± SD, minutes | 214 ± 91 | 213 ± 92 | 0.89@ |
| Operation performed (n) | |||
| Anterior resection | 32 | 31 | 0.88* |
| Right hemicolectomy | 31 | 31 | 1.00* |
| Sigmoid colectomy | 21 | 20 | 0.86* |
| APR | 9 | 7 | 0.61* |
| Left hemicolectomy | 6 | 3 | 0.34+ |
| Reversal of Hartmann’s | 8 | 6 | 0.58* |
| Ileocaecal resection | 4 | 2 | 0.45+ |
| Other | 12 | 23 | |
| Conversion rate (%) | 10.6 | 12.2 | 0.69* |
| Postoperative admission to ITU (%) | 8.9 | 11.4 | 0.53* |
| Primary diagnosis (n) | |||
| Malignant | 94 | 79 | 0.04* |
| Diverticulitis | 12 | 16 | 0.42* |
| Crohn’s disease | 9 | 4 | 0.25+ |
| Ulcerative colitis | 1 | 6 | 0.12+ |
| Other | 7 | 18 | |
* Chi-squared test
+Fisher’s exact test
@Student’s t test