TABLE 3.
30-day Unplanned Readmission, Reoperation, and Length of Hospital Stay After Major CRC Resection Immediately Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period
| Before Pandemic | During Pandemic | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | 95% CI | Number | % | 95% CI | P | |
| Elective Surgery | |||||||
| Total | 8774 | 2267 | |||||
| 30-d readmission | 895 | 10.2 | 9.6–10.9 | 240 | 10.6 | 9.3–11.9 | 0.661 |
| 30-d reoperation | 728 | 8.3 | 7.7–8.9 | 170 | 7.5 | 6.4–8.6 | 0.322 |
| LOS >14 d | 1188 | 13.5 | 12.8–14.3 | 191 | 8.4 | 7.3–9.6 | <0.001 |
| Emergency Surgery | |||||||
| Total | 1493 | 526 | |||||
| 30-d readmission | 163 | 10.9 | 9.4–12.6 | 62 | 11.8 | 9.2–14.9 | 0.572 |
| 30-d reoperation | 165 | 11.1 | 9.6–12.8 | 60 | 11.4 | 8.8–14.4 | 0.858 |
| LOS >14 d | 481 | 32.2 | 29.9–34.7 | 139 | 26.4 | 22.7–30.4 | 0.014 |
CI, confidence intervals; CRC, colorectal cancer.