Table 2 Operative and postoperative outcomes in SFC patients (n = 90) operated on by ERC, LC, and SLC
From: Emergency surgery for splenic flexure cancer: results of the SFC Study Group database
Variables | ERC (n = 55) | LC (n = 18) | SLC (n = 17) | p value | Adjusted p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operative time (min) [mean (SD)] | 212.71 (70.91) | 206.11 (47.67) | 215.06 (67.37) | 0.986 | 0.415 |
Conversion to laparotomyb [n (%)] | 0 | 1 (16.7) | 1 (20) | 0.531 | 0.102 |
Operative blood loss (mL) [mean (SD)] | 202.18 (153.43) | 213.89 (193.57) | 194.12 (151.70) | 0.951 | 0.994 |
Number of intraoperative transfused patients [n (%)] | 4 (7.3) | 4 (22.2) | 3 (17.6) | 0.183 | 0.077 |
Intraoperative complication [n (%)] | 10 (18.2) | 0 | 2 (11.8) | 0.141 | 0.997 |
Patients with post-operative complication [n (%)] | 39 (70.9) | 8 (44.4) | 8 (47.1) | 0.057 | 0.064 |
Anastomotic leakagea [n (%)] | 6 (13) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (8.3) | 0.892 | 0.902 |
Postoperative ileus [n (%)] | 9 (16.4) | 2 (11.1) | 1 (5.9) | 0.514 | 0.393 |
Severe postoperative complications (Dindo-Clavien ≥III) [n (%)] | 27 (49.1) | 2 (11.1) | 5 (29.4) | 0.011 | 0.032* |
Time to flatus [mean (SD)] | 6.15 (5.08) | 4.67 (2.08) | 4.75 (3.09) | 0.288 | 0.455 |
Return to regular diet [mean (SD)] | 9.58 (6.24) | 6.89 (3.37) | 7.5 (6.5) | 0.054 | 0.585 |
Hospital stay, days [mean (SD)] | 17.62 (14.7) | 14.40 (2.29) | 17.75 (20.57) | 0.735 | 0.465 |
Mortality at 90 days [n (%)] | 8 (14.5) | 1 (5.6) | 1 (5.9) | 0.430 | 0.677 |
Readmission within 60 days [n (%)] | 4 (8.5) | 1 (5.6) | 0 | 0.477 | 0.987 |
Positive resection margin [n (%)] | 1 (1.8) | 0 | 0 | 0.725 | 1 |
Number of lymph nodes harvested [mean (SD)] | 24.8 (12.97) | 29.89 (11.53) | 21.06 (6.89) | 0.064 | 0.189 |
• ≥12 lymph nodes [n (%)] | 49 (89.1) | 18 (100) | 16 (94.1) | 0.308 | 0.250 |