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. 2022 Jan-Mar;26(1):e2021.00075. doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2021.00075

Table 1.

Patients Baseline Characteristics

Item MIS Open P Value
(n = 12,721) (n = 16,624)
Age (years), mean (SD) 60.6 (0.2) 63.8 (0.1) < 0.0001
Gender, % (n) 0.005
 Female 51.9 (6597) 53.5 (8894)  
 Male 48.1 (6124) 46.5 (7730)  
Race, % (n) < 0.0001
 Black 12 (1532) 12.8 (2121)  
 White 73.2 (9310) 75.4 (12536)  
 Other 3.4 (431) 2.8 (465)
 Unknown 11.4 (1448) 9 (1502)
Hispanic, % (n) 6.2 (789) 5.6 (931) 0.024
BMI (kg/m2), % (n) 0.0001
 < 18.5 4.8 (601) 5.7 (912)  
 18.5 – 24.9 33.6 (4175) 35.4 (5704)  
 25 – 29.9 30.3 (3766) 29.3 (4713)  
 30 – 34.9 17.5 (2177) 16.4 (2639)  
 35 – 39.9 7.8 (973) 7.7 (1239)  
 ≥ 40 5.9 (730) 5.6 (897)  
ASA Score, % (n) < 0.0001
 I 1.8 (225) 0.9 (142)  
 II 32.4 (4121) 22 (3662)  
 III 55.8 (7100) 61.1 (10161)  
 IV 9.9 (1255) 15.5 (2577)  
 V 0.1 (10) 0.3 (57)  
Hypertension, % (n) 47.4 (6687) 50.4 (8253) < 0.0001
Diabetes Mellitus, % (n) 0.0527
 Insulin Dependent 6.6 (840) 7.3 (1213)  
 Non-Insulin Dependent 9.5 (1202) 9.1 (1517)  
Congestive Heart Failure, % (n) 2.7 (349) 2.8 (467) 0.735
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, % (n) 5.8 (738) 7.9 (1315) < 0.0001
Renal Failure, % (n) 0.4 (48) 1 (171) < 0.0001
Dialysis Dependent, % (n) 1.5 (193) 2.3 (378) < 0.0001
Recent Weight Loss, % (n) 10.6 (1349) 11.2 (1867) 0.089
Chronic Steroid Use, % (n) 17.6 (2238) 12.2 (2034) < 0.0001
Steroid Use for IBD, % (n) 15.2 (1922) 7.9 (1309) < 0.0001
Smoker, % (n) 16.9 (2152) 20.3 (3373) < 0.0001
Ascites, % (n) 0.8 (95) 2.3 (378) < 0.0001
Disseminated Cancer, % (n) 7.0 (896) 11.9 (1991) < 0.0001
Dyspnea, % (n) < 0.0001
 At Rest 0.7 (85) 1.1 (189)  
 Moderate Exertion 7.8 (986) 7.2 (1201)  
Ventilator Dependent, % (n) 0.3 (22) 1.5 (255) < 0.0001
Sepsis Present at the Time of Surgery, % (n) 3.5 (446) 6.6 (1094) < 0.0001
Wound Infection Present, % (n) 2.9 (377) 5.7 (946) < 0.0001
Recent Transfusion, % (n) 9.7 (1229) 9.11 (1514) 0.106
Functional Status, % (n) < 0.0001
 Independent 93.8 (11935) 91.4 (15191)  
 Partially dependent 4.9 (617) 6.4 (1064)  
 Totally Dependent 1.1 (135) 1.7 (285)  
Recent Chemotherapy Within 30 Days, % (n) 2.3 (295) 4.8 (793) < 0.0001
Wound Classification, % (n) < 0.0001
 Clean 0.8 (96) 0.6 (105)  
 Clean/Contaminated 64.5 (8205) 52.3 (8686)  
 Contaminated 17.1 (2176) 18.4 (3059)  
 Dirty/Infected 17.6 (2244) 28.7 (4774)  
Wound Closure, % (n) < 0.0001
 All Layers of Incision 97.6 (11217) 90.12 (13220)  
 Only Deep Layers Closed 2.1 (240) 7.9 (1154)  
 No layers Closed 0.3 (31) 2 (296)  
Mechanical Bowel Prep, % (n) 50.7 (5938) 34.9 (5368) < 0.0001
Antibiotic Bowel Prep, % (n) 32.9 (3888) 21.2 (3305) < 0.0001
Indication for Surgery, % (n) < 0.0001
 Acute Diverticulitis 10 (1272) 13.3 (2215)
 Chronic Diverticular Stricture 7.6 (965) 6.4 (1059)
 Bleeding 1.8 (228) 1.5 (252)
 Colon Cancer 31.2 (3971) 21.5 (3581)
 Colon Cancer with Obstruction 10.2 (1296) 13.1 (2178)
 Ulcerative Colitis 7.4 (946) 2 (327)
 Crohn’s Disease 9.4 (1193) 6.8 (1125)
 Enterocolitis 0.4 (47) 0.8 (129)
 Volvulus 3.1 (400) 7.2 (1203)
 Non-Malignant Polyp 2.8 (354) 0.9 (151)
 Other ICD Code 16.1 (2042) 26.3 (4378)
 Unknown 0.1 (7) 0.2 (26)

ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists Score; BMI, body mass index; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; ICD, International Classification of Diseases; MIS, minimally invasive surgery.