Table 3.

Operative outcomes of patients with CD in the upper GI tract and other sites

Variable	Upper GI CD (n = 24)	Other site CD (n = 787)	P-value
Postoperative pRBC transfusion (unit)	7.04 ± 18.24	1.64 ± 3.84	0.001*
Operative time (min)	196 ± 68	158 ± 64	0.013*
Hospital stay after surgery (day)	27.5 ± 49.8	12.8 ± 13.0	0.001*
Total complications	10 (41.7)	193 (24.6)	0.16
Intra-abdominal infection	5 (20.8)	72 (9.2)	0.07
Bleeding	0 (0)	23 (2.9)	0.72
Wound	2 (8.3)	70 (8.9)	0.64
Anastomotic leak	4 (16.7)	28 (3.6)	0.012*
Postoperative ileus	3 (12.5)	22 (2.8)	0.034*
Entero-cutaneous fistula	0 (0)	4 (0.5)	0.89
Clinical recurrence, yes	15 (62.5)	467 (59.3)	0.001*
Mean time to clinical recurrence (mo)	39 ± 23	35 ± 27	0.54
Surgical recurrence, yes	4 (16.7)	90 (11.4)	0.001*
Mean time to surgical recurrence (mo)	77 ± 19	49 ± 34	0.055

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%).

CD, Crohn disease; GI, gastrointestinal; pRBC, packed red blood cell.

^*P<0.05, significant differences.