Table 4.
Post-operative complications between the groups in matched data
| Variable | All patients, n = 186 | Total abdominal colectomy, n = 93 | Partial colectomy, N = 93 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superficial SSI | > 0.99 | |||
| No | 182 (97.8) | 91 (97.8) | 91 (97.8) | |
| Yes | 4 (2.2) | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.2) | |
| Deep Incisional SSI | NA | |||
| Yes | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.2) | |
| No | 184 (98.9) | 93 (100) | 91 (97.8) | |
| Organ/Space SSI | > 0.99 | |||
| No | 171 (91.9) | 85 (91.4) | 86 (92.5) | |
| Yes | 15 (8.1) | 8 (8.6) | 7 (7.5) | |
| Wound Disruption | 0.343 | |||
| No | 176 (94.6) | 90 (96.8) | 86 (92.5) | |
| Yes | 10 (5.4) | 3 (3.2) | 7 (7.5) | |
| Pneumonia | 0.176 | |||
| No | 145 (78) | 68 (73.1) | 77 (82.8) | |
| Yes | 41 (22) | 25 (26.9) | 16 (17.2) | |
| Unplanned intubation | > 0.99 | |||
| No | 159 (85.5) | 80 (86) | 79 (84.9) | |
| Yes | 27 (14.5) | 13 (14) | 14 (15.1) | |
| Pulmonary embolism | 0.617 | |||
| No | 182 (97.8) | 90 (96.8) | 92 (98.9) | |
| Yes | 4 (2.2) | 3 (3.2) | 1 (1.1) | |
| Ventilator dependencya | 0.766 | |||
| No | 91 (48.9) | 47 (50.5) | 44 (47.3) | |
| Yes | 95 (51.1) | 46 (49.5) | 49 (52.7) | |
| Acute renal failure | 0.814 | |||
| Yes | 18 (9.7) | 10 (10.8) | 8 (8.6) | |
| No | 168 (90.3) | 83 (89.2) | 85 (91.4) | |
| UTI | > 0.99 | |||
| No | 177 (95.2) | 89 (95.7) | 88 (94.6) | |
| Yes | 9 (4.8) | 4 (4.3) | 5 (5.4) | |
| CVA | > 0.99 | |||
| No | 183 (98.4) | 92 (98.9) | 91 (97.8) | |
| Yes | 3 (1.6) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.2) | |
| Cardiac arrest requiring CPR | 0.096 | |||
| Yes | 17 (9.1) | 12 (12.9) | 5 (5.4) | |
| No | 169 (90.9) | 81 (87.1) | 88 (94.6) | |
| MI | 0.371 | |||
| Yes | 5 (2.7) | 1 (1.1) | 4 (4.3) | |
| No | 181 (97.3) | 92 (98.9) | 89 (95.7) | |
| Blood transfusiona | 0.888 | |||
| No | 82 (44.1) | 42 (45.2) | 40 (43) | |
| Yes | 104 (55.9) | 51 (54.8) | 53 (57) | |
| DVT | NA | |||
| Yes | 13 (7) | 1 (6.5) | 7 (7.5) | |
| No | 173 (93) | 87 (93.5) | 86 (92.5) | |
| Sepsisa | > 0.99 | |||
| No | 168 (90.3) | 84 (90.3) | 84 (90.3) | |
| Yes | 18 (9.7) | 9 (9.7) | 9 (9.7) | |
| Septic shocka | 0.551 | |||
| No | 109 (58.6) | 57 (61.3) | 52 (55.9) | |
| Yes | 77 (41.4) | 36 (38.7) | 41 (44.1) | |
| Return to OR | > 0.99 | |||
| No | 163 (87.6) | 81 (87.1) | 82 (88.2) | |
| Yes | 23 (12.4) | 12 (12.9) | 11 (11.8) | |
| Readmission | 0.169 | |||
| No | 167 (89.8) | 87 (93.5) | 80 (86) | |
| Yes | 19 (10.2) | 6 (6.5) | 13 (14) |
SSI, surgical site infection; UTI, urinary tract infection; CVA, cerebrovascular accidents; MI, Myocardial infarction; DVT, deep vein thrombosis
aPost-operative