Table 3.
Analysis of patient’s characteristics and postoperative complications
| Complications Characteristics |
Lymphocele (n = 17) | Lymphedema (n = 10) | Wound breakdown (n = 22) | Total (n = 121) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.4 ± 6.5 | 26.7 ± 5.5 | 30.5 ± 7.4 | 27.5 ± 6.1 | n.s |
| Age (years) | 75.6 ± 10.0 | 70.9 ± 12.9 | 74.4 ± 11.4 | 69.4 ± 15.3 | n.s |
| Nicotine abuse (n) | 4 (23.5%) | 1 (10%) | 1 (4.5%) | 36 (29.8%) | |
| Lichen sclerosis (n) | 1 (5.9%) | 0 | 2 (9.1%) | 21 (17.4%) | |
| Arterial hypertension (n) | 14 (82.4%) | 6 (60%) | 20 (90.9%) | 67 (55.4%) | |
| VIN III (n) | 4 (23.5%) | 3 (30%) | 4 (18.2%) | 46 (38%) | |
| Number of resected lymph nodes | 17.5 ± 15* | 20.6 ± 20* | 21–5 ± 17.7* | 13.7 ± 11.6 | < 0.01 |
| Duration of surgery (minutes) | 170.6 ± 77.2 | 180.2 ± 84.8 | 196.5 ± 121.5* | 119.4 ± 84.7 | 0.01 |
| Multifocal tumor (n) | 3 (17.6%) | 3 (30%) | 7 (31.8%) | 25 (20.7%) | |
| Lymphatic invasion (n) | 2 (11.8%) | 0 | 5 (22.7%) | 12 (9.9%) | |
| Average depth of invasion (mm) | 6.9 ± 5.8 | 10.5 ± 12.8 | 11.0 ± 10.3* | 5.7 ± 7.0 | 0.01 |
| Resection margin (mm) | 5.2 ± 3.9 | 4.8 ± 4.6 | 3.6 ± 3.0 | 4.8 ± 3.4 | |
| Radiation therapy (n) | 4 (23.5%) | 6 (60%) | 9 (40.9%) | 19 (15.7%) | |
| Chemotherapy (n) | 0 | 0 | 2 (9.1%) | 3 (2.5%) | |
| ECOG (average) | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | |
| Duration of treatment in the hospital (days) | 12.5 ± 6.7 | 12.6 ± 8.1 | 19.6 ± 15.2 | 9.7 ± 9.1 | |
| FIGO I and II (n) | 11 (64.7%) | 4 (40%) | 12 (54.5%) | 95 (78.5%) | |
| FIGO III and IV (n) | 6 (35.3%) | 6 (60%) | 10 (45.5%) | 26 (21.5%) |
p values calculated via ANOVA
*Significant differences