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. 2021 Jan 3;15(7):1142–1151. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjaa268

Table 5.

Outcomes across VDZ versus non-biologic treated patients with anastomosis [with and without ostomy].

Anastomosis with temporary ostomy Anastomosis, no ostomy
[ALL] No bio VDZ p [ALL] No bio VDZ p
N = 137 N = 122 N = 15 N = 328 N = 318 N = 10
Intra-abdominal sepsis 18 [13.1%] 15 [12.3%] 3 [20.0%] 0.418 29 [8.90%] 29 [9.18%] 0 [0.00%] 0.609
Intra-abdominal abscess 11 [8.03%] 8 [6.56%] 3 [20.0%] 0.103 24 [7.32%] 24 [7.55%] 0 [0.00%] 1.000
Leak 9 [6.57%] 9 [7.38%] 0 [0.00%] 0.597 9 [2.76%] 9 [2.85%] 0 [0.00%] 1.000
Superficial wound infection 12 [8.76%] 12 [9.84%] 0 [0.00%] 0.361 19 [5.79%] 18 [5.66%] 1 [10.0%] 0.454
90-day mortality 0 [0.00%] 0 [0.00%] 0 [0.00%] . 0 [0.00%] 0 [0.00%] 0 [0.00%] .
90-day ileus 48 [35.0%] 42 [34.4%] 6 [40.0%] 0.888 85 [25.9%] 83 [26.1%] 2 [20.0%] 1.000
Return OR 90 days 19 [13.9%] 17 [13.9%] 2 [13.3%] 1.000 13 [3.96%] 13 [4.09%] 0 [0.00%] 1.000
Readmit 90 days 43 [31.4%] 37 [30.3%] 6 [40.0%] 0.556 42 [12.8%] 41 [12.9%] 1 [10.0%] 1.000
Any infectious complication 43 [31.4%] 39 [32.0%] 4 [26.7%] 0.776 60 [18.3%] 58 [18.2%] 2 [20.0%] 1.000
Non-surgical infectious complication 21 [15.3%] 20 [16.4%] 1 [6.67%] 0.467 25 [7.65%] 24 [7.57%] 1 [10.0%] 0.554
Surgical infectious complication 26 [19.1%] 23 [19.0%] 3 [20.0%] 1.000 44 [13.4%] 43 [13.5%] 1 [10.0%] 1.000

VDZ, vedolizumab; No bio, no biologic treatment; OR, operating room.