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Table 3 Surgical Outcomes of the Three Study Cohorts with Case-Matched

From: Risk of postoperative complications among ulcerative colitis patients treated preoperatively with vedolizumab: a matched case-control study

 

None

(n = 54)

Anti-TNF

(n = 74)

Vedolizumab

(n = 25)

p

Overall morbidity

20 (37)

33 (45)

11 (44)

0.67

Infectious complications

11 (20)

8 (11)

2 (8)

0.20

Pelvic abscess

0

2 (3)

1 (4)

 

Wound infection

9 (17)

5 (8)

1 (4)

 

Urinary tract

1 (2)

0

0

 

Pneumonia

1 (2)

0

0

 

Post-operative Ileus

Grade I

5 (9)

12 (16)

9 (36)

0.01

Grade II

3(6)

4(5)

2(8)

0.89

Other morbidity

4 (8)

13 (18)

1(4)

0.14

Postoperative stay (d)

6 (5–8)

6 (5–8)

5 (3–9)

0.17

30-day readmission

7 (13)

11 (15)

1 (4)

0.36

  1. All values expressed as median (range) or n (%)
  2. TNF tumor necrosis factor