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. 2021 Oct 5;37(1):171–178. doi: 10.1007/s00384-021-04020-7

Table 2.

30 day post-operative outcomes for Crohn’s Disease patients undergoing an elective colectomy, stratified by operative approach

Outcome (%) Laparoscopic converted to open 1017 (12.6) Open 3253 (40.5) pa Laparoscopic 3769 (46.9) pb
Overall morbidityc 274 (26.9) 925 (28.4) 0.355 515 (13.7)  < 0.001
Serious morbidityd 167 (16.4) 519 (16.0) 0.724 283 (7.5)  < 0.001
Readmission 152 (17.6) 489 (17.4) 0.897 324 (10.3)  < 0.001
Reoperation 50 (4.9) 177 (5.4) 0.515 115 (3.0) 0.004
Mortality 1 (0.1) 10 (0.3) 0.251 2 (0.1) 0.609
Ileus 204 (20.1) 649 (20.0) 0.935 362 (9.6)  < 0.001
LOS (days), mean ± SD 6.1 ± 7.6 6.6 ± 9.3 0.162 4.9 ± 7.6  < 0.001
Operative time, mean ± SD 188 ± 73 166 ± 83  < 0.001 152 ± 66  < 0.001
Individual complications
 Wound infectione 67 (6.6) 255 (7.8) 0.187 130 (3.5)  < 0.001
 Pneumonia 9 (0.9) 45 (1.4) 0.214 30 (0.8) 0.779
 Anastomotic leak 42 (4.1) 159 (4.9) 0.319 117 (3.1) 0.105
 Urinary tract infection 11 (1.2) 52 (1.6) 0.233 29 (0.8) 0.332
 VTE 19 (1.9) 62 (1.9) 0.939 43 (1.1) 0.069
 Cardiac complicationf 7 (0.7) 10 (0.3) 0.092 4 (0.1) 0.001
 Shock/sepsis 81 (7.7) 270 (8.3) 0.734 112 (3.0)  < 0.001
 Unplanned intubation 12 (1.2) 29 (0.9) 0.410 7 (0.2)  < 0.001
 Bleeding requiring transfusion 98 (9.6) 279 (8.6) 0.299 140 (3.7)  < 0.001
 Renal complicationg 11 (1.1) 33 (1.0) 0.853 12 (0.3) 0.002
 On ventilator > 48 h 9 (0.9) 29 (0.9) 0.985 12 (0.3) 0.015
 Organ space SSI 111 (10.9) 311 (9.6) 0.207 173 (4.6)  < 0.001

LOS length of hospital stay, SD standard deviation, VTE venous thrombosis, SSI surgical site infection

aLaparoscopic converted to open vs. open colectomy

bLaparoscopic converted to open vs. laparoscopic colectomy

cOverall morbidity: Wound infection, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, VTE, cardiac complication, shock/sepsis, unplanned intubation, bleeding transfusion, renal complication, on ventilator > 48 h, organ space SSI, and leak

dClavien-Dindo III–IV: cardiac complication, shock/sepsis, unplanned intubation, renal complication, on ventilator > 48 h, organ space SSI, and reoperation

eWound infection: superficial SSI, deep incisional SSI, or wound disruption

fCardiac complication: cardiac arrest requiring CPR or myocardial infarction

gRenal complication: progressive renal insufficiency or acute renal failure