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Table 2 Comparison between PA group and no-PA group; 30d complications and outcomes

From: Emergency right colectomy: which strategy when primary anastomosis is not feasible?

 

PA group (n = 116)

No-PA group (n = 32)

P value

30d complications

overall

72 (62 %)

32 (100 %)

<0.001

III-IV, n (%)

28 (24 %)

28 (88 %)

<0.001

V, n (%)

7 (6 %)

8 (25 %)

0.004

Surgical site infection, n (%)

27 (23 %)

10 (31 %)

0.364

Postoperative ileus, n (%)

19 (16 %)

4 (13 %)

0.784

Need for Transfusion, n (%)

13 (11 %)

12 (38 %)

0.001

Anastomotic leak, n (%)

10 (9 %)

0*

 

ICU stay in days (SD)

5 (16)

10 (13)

0.063

LOS in days (SD)

12 (21)

18 (24)

0.163

Discharge home

76 (66 %)

5 (16 %)

<0.001

  1. *15/32 patients had anastomosis