Table 2.
Treatment of the patients and its outcome and variations between the two periods of the study
| Factor | 2019* | 2020* | Absolute variation§ | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | ||||
| Medical | 1175 (30.8%) | 808 (33.0%) | − 31.2% | 0.12282 |
| Surgical | 2391 (62.8%) | 1505 (61.4%) | − 37.1% | |
| Interventional | 244 (6.4%) | 137 (5.6%) | − 43.9% | |
| Missing | 0 | 3 | ||
| Surgical access | ||||
| Laparoscopic | 952 (42.7%) | 559 (40.4%) | − 41.3% | 0.11324 |
| Open | 1257 (56.4%) | 818 (59.1%) | − 34.9% | |
| Lap converted to open | 19 (0.8%) | 6 (0.4%) | − 68.4% | |
| Missing | 171 | 107 | ||
| Lap-to-open conversion | 19/971 (2.0%) | 6/565 (1.1%) | − 45.0% | 0.18140 |
| Surgical subspecialty | ||||
| Colorectal | 1307 (54.9%) | 809 (53.9%) | − 38.1% | 0.00603 |
| Upper GI | 85 (3.6%) | 70 (4.7%) | − 17.6% | |
| HPB | 416 (17.5%) | 256 (17.1%) | − 38.5% | |
| Abdominal wall | 281 (11.8%) | 150 (10.0%) | − 46.6% | |
| I&D of abscesses | 138 (5.8%) | 98 (6.5%) | − 29.0% | |
| Chest | 35 (1.5%) | 13 (0.9%) | − 62.9% | |
| Vascular | 21 (0.9%) | 11 (0.7%) | − 47.6% | |
| Urology/Gynae | 14 (0.6%) | 7 (0.5%) | − 50.0% | |
| Other | 82 (3.4%) | 87 (5.8%) | + 6.1% | |
| Missing | 12 | 4 | ||
| Length of stay | 7.8±10.5 | 7.7±10.0 | − 1.5% | 0.65716 |
| Reoperation | ||||
| No | 3457 (96.6%) | 2334 (96.6%) | − 32.5% | 0.93414 |
| Yes | 120 (3.4%) | 82 (3.4%) | − 31.7% | |
| Missing | 233 | 37 | ||
| Readmission | ||||
| No | 3398 (91.0%) | 2247 (92.4%) | − 33.9% | 0.05906 |
| Yes | 335 (9.0%) | 185 (7.6%) | − 44.8% | |
| Missing | 77 | 21 | ||
*: values are reported as: total number (relative percentage in the column)
§: values represent the absolute variation of cases between March-April 2019 and March-April 2020
§: in bold p < 0.05