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Table 3 Postoperative outcome

From: Laparoscopic versus open emergent colectomy for ischemic colitis: a propensity score-matched comparison

 

Unmatched

Matched

Open

(n = 57)

Laparoscopy

(n = 39)

P value

Open

(n = 31)

Laparoscopy

(n = 31)

P value

Surgical site complication

30 (52.6%)

9 (23.0%)

0.004

14 (45.1%)

6 (19.4%)

0.030

Prolonged ileus (%)

21 (36.8%)

8 (20.5%)

0.087

11 (35.4%)

9 (29.0%)

0.587

Intra-abdominal abscess

27 (47.3%)

7 (17.9%)

0.003

12 (38.7%)

6 (19.4%)

0.093

CVA

5 (8.8%)

3 (7.7%)

0.851

2 (6.4%)

2 (6.4%)

0.100

Heart

13 (22.8%)

4 (10.3%)

0.114

4 (12.9%)

3 (9.6%)

0.688

Kidney

17 (29.8%)

4 (10.3%)

0.023

4 (12.9%)

2 (6.4%)

0.390

Ventilator support (days)

20 (0–118)

0 (0–40)

 < 0.001

14 (0–118)

3 (0–40)

0.039

Reoperation

14 (24.6%)

8 (20.5%)

0.643

5 (16.1%)

6 (19.4%)

0.740

Ischemia

4 (7.0%)

3 (7.7%)

 

1 (3.2%)

3 (9.6%)

 

Bowel perforation

3 (5.3%)

2 (5.1%)

 

1 (3.2%)

1 (3.2%)

 

Bleeding

1 (1.8%)

1 (2.6%)

 

0

1 (3.2%)

 

Surgical site dehiscence

6 (10.5%)

2 (5.1%)

 

3 (9.6%)

1 (3.2%)

 

PAD

7 (12.3%)

1 (2.6%)

0.091

4 (12.9%)

0

0.039

Major complications

44 (77.2%)

17 (43.5%)

0.001

20 (64.5%)

15 (48.3%)

0.200

Mortality

28 (49.1%)

8 (20.5%)

0.004

12 (38.7%)

8 (25.8%)

0.277

Hospital stay (days)

32 (4–139)

19 (11–75)

0.001

32 (19–139)

20 (11–75)

0.061

  1. CVA, Cerebrovascular accident; PAD, percutaneous abscess drainage