Table 3.
Surgical outcomes for no drain, early removal, and late removal cohorts
| Variable | Total (n = 122) |
No drain (n = 61) |
Early removal (n = 42) |
Late removal (n = 19) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall complication | 26 (21.3) | 8 (13.1) | 9 (21.4) | 9 (47.4) | 0.006 |
| Serious complicationa) | 8 (6.6) | 3 (4.9) | 2 (4.8) | 3 (15.8) | 0.333 |
| In-hospital mortality | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 0.383 |
| Postoperative hospital stay (day) | 5.4 ± 9.2 | 3.8 ± 4.2 | 4.4 ± 3.6 | 12.7 ± 20.4 | <0.001 |
| Surgical site infection | 13 (10.7) | 3 (4.9) | 5 (11.9) | 6 (31.6) | 0.006 |
| Superficial | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | |
| Deep | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (5.3) | |
| Organ/space | 11 (9.0) | 3 (4.9) | 4 (9.5) | 5 (26.3) | |
| Abdominal PCD insertion | 5 (4.1) | 2 (3.3) | 2 (4.8) | 1 (5.3) | 0.897 |
| Pulmonary complication | 2 (1.6) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 0.795 |
| Reoperation | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (10.5) | 0.004 |
| Readmission | 4 (3.3) | 2 (3.3) | 1 (2.4) | 1 (5.3) | 0.843 |
Values are presented as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation.
PCD, percutaneous drainage.
a)Clavien-Dindo classification ≥ III.