TABLE 3.
Perioperative Care, Previous Primary Operations vs Reoperations
| Outcome Measures | Previous primary operation | Reoperation | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of operation (min) | 198 ± 4 | 161 ± 5 | <.01a |
| Hospital length of stay (d) | 4.4 ± 0.2 | 3.6 ± 0.1 | .01a |
| Prolonged hospital stay (>6 d) | 6 (7.1%)b | 4 (4.7%)c | .75d |
| Early reoperation | 3 (3.5%)e | 1 (1.2%)f | .62d |
| 30-day readmission | 7 (8.2%)g | 6 (7.1%)h | >.99d |
a
Unpaired t-test.
b
Lymph leak (n = 5) and pain control (n = 1).
c
Pain control (n = 2), wound hematoma (n = 1), and prolonged nausea/vomiting (n = 1).
d
Fisher's exact test.
e
Operative control of lymph leak (n = 3).
f
Wound re-exploration for hematoma (n = 1).
g
Pain control (n = 3), dehydration (n = 1), pancreatitis (n = 1), lymph leak (n = 1), and wound infection and pleural effusion (n = 1).
h
Pain control (n = 5) and wound infection (n = 1).
Data shown indicate the mean ± SE for continuous measures or the number and percent of patients for categorical variables.