Table 3.
Overall morbidity and mortality 0–36 months after index procedure
| Sigmoidectomy (n = 39) | Laparoscopic lavage (n = 38) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | Events | Patients | Events | ||
| Overall morbidity | 28(71·8) | 27 | 32(84·2) | 39 | 0·272 |
| Reintervention | 13(33·3) | 14 | 21(55·3) | 31 | |
| Surgical | 12(30·8) | 13 | 17(44·7) | 30 | |
| Percutaneous | 1(2·6) | 1 | 1(2·6) | 1 | |
| Abscess with drainage | 1(2·6) | 1 | 8(21·1) | 15 | |
| Abdominal wall complications | 10(25·6) | 11 | 5(13·2) | 6 | |
| Incisional/parastomal hernia | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| Fascial dehiscence | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Recurrence diverticulitis | 1(3·4) | 1 | 8(21·1) | 8 | |
| Fistula | 0(0) | 0 | 2(5·3) | 2 | |
| Mortality | 7(17·9) | 7 | 6(15·8) | 6 | 1·000 |
| Related to surgery or diverticulitis | 1 | 2 | |||
| Unrelated | 5 | 3 | |||
| Cause unknown | 1 | 1 | |||
Data are n(%), p-values are from numbers of patients, not event numbers. Cause of death specified in Supplementary Table 4