Table 3. Diagnosis and management of major intra-abdominal complications.

Variables		Non-drainage group (n=7)	Drainage group (n=25)	P-value*
Time to diagnosis (POD)		6.8±3.6	6.0±3.7	0.688
Treatment modalities
	Conservative treatment	3 (42.8)	13 (52.0)	1.000
	Intervention	4 (57.1)	11 (44.0)	0.851
	Reoperation	0	1 (4.0)	0.489
Mortality		0	1 (4.0)	0.489
Length of hospital stay (POD)		22.0±11.6	21.9±14.1	0.859
Discharge after developing complications		15.1±12.8	15.8±13.6	0.964

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

POD = postoperative day.

^*Mann-Whitney U test or Fisher's exact test.