Table 1. Patient characteristics (n=167).
| Patient characteristics | Values | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 54.8 (12.4)/55.2 (30.4–85.9) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.0 (7.5)/28.0 (15.2–50.9) | ||
| Race | |||
| White | 124 (74.3) | ||
| Hispanic | 32 (19.2) | ||
| Black | 9 (5.4) | ||
| Asian | 2 (1.2) | ||
| Comorbidities | |||
| Smoker (current or history) | 62 (37.2) | ||
| Hypertension | 43 (25.7) | ||
| Diabetes | 23 (13.8) | ||
| Cardiac | 13 (7.8) | ||
| Pulmonary | 12 (7.2) | ||
| Type of exenteration | |||
| Total | 116 (69.4) | ||
| Anterior | 33 (19.8) | ||
| Posterior | 18 (10.8) | ||
| Urinary diversion | |||
| Continent | 48 (28.7) | ||
| Miami pouch | 39 (23.4) | ||
| Indiana pouch | 4 (2.4) | ||
| Incontinent | 101 (60.5) | ||
| Ileal | 88 (52.7) | ||
| Descending colon | 15 (9.0) | ||
| Vaginal repair | |||
| Gracilis flaps | 44 (26.4) | ||
| VRAM | 71 (42.5) | ||
| Omental/skin graft | 4 (2.4) | ||
| Primary closure | 22 (13.2) | ||
Data shown are number (%) or mean (SD)/median (range).
BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation; VRAM, vertical rectus abdominis musculocutaneous.