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Table 2 Perioperative data, complications and postoperative variables

From: The role of the laparoscopic approach in the surgical management of acute adhesive small bowel obstruction

 

Total

N = 262

Laparoscopy

n = 78

Open

n = 184

p

Advanced laparoscopic skills

70 (26.8)

46 (59)

24 (13.1)

< 0.001

Intraoperative findings

   

0.001

 Single band or internal hernia

129 (49.2)

53 (67.9)

76 (41.3)

 

 Complex adhesions

133 (50.8)

25 (32.1)

108 (58.7)

 

Operative time

120.75 ± 60.5

103.11 ± 48.2

128.41 ± 63.8

0.004

Intraoperative injury

28 (10.7)

6 (7.7)

22 (12)

0.307

Postoperative complications

   

< 0.001

 No

103 (39.3)

44 (56.4)

59 (32.1)

 

 Yes

159 (60.7)

34 (43.6)

125 (67.9)

 

  Clavien-Dindo

   I-II-IIIa

113 (43.1)

28 (35.9)

85 (46.2)

0.102

   IIIb-IV-V

46 (17.6)

6 (7.7)

40 (21.7)

 

Mortality

17 (6.5)

1 (1.3)

16 (8.7)

0.026

Reoperation

21 (8)

5 (6.4)

16 (8.7)

0.533

Poor Quality Outcomes

86 (33.1)

13 (16.7)

73 (40.1)

< 0.001

Onset of oral intake

5.18 ± 5.4

3.83 ± 4.1

5.85 ± 5.8

< 0.001

Length of hospital stay

9 (5–15)

5 (3–10)

11 (7–17)

< 0.001

30-day postoperative readmissions

17 (7)

3 (3.9)

14 (8.4)

0.201

  1. Values are n (%) unless otherwise specified as mean ± SD or median (IQR)