Table 2:

Adverse Events after Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis Creation

Adverse Event	PTC (n = 1571)	Delayed Pouch (n = 819)	P
Organ space surgical site infection	9	6	<0.01
Sepsis	6.6	4.3	0.02
Septic shock	0.5	0.6	0.75
Acute renal failure	1.2	0.7	0.34
Cerebrovascular event	0	0
Myocardial infarction	0.1	0.1	0.97
Cardiac arrest	0.2	0	0.21
Failure to wean from the ventilator	0.4	0.2	0.58
Length of stay >30 d	0.6	0.2	0.20
Superficial surgical site infection	4.5	7.1	<0.01
Deep incisional surgical site infection	2	1.2	0.18
Wound disruption	1.2	0.6	0.20
Urinary tract infection	4.7	2.3	<0.01
Pneumonia	0.6	0.7	0.64
Deep vein thrombosis	4	1.8	<0.01
Pulmonary embolus	1.2	0.2	0.02

All numbers are percentages unless otherwise specified.

PTC = pouch creation at the time of colectomy.