Table 1 Patient and surgical procedure-related characteristics
Characteristic | Overall | LOS ≤ 4 days | LOS > 4 days |
|---|---|---|---|
Total sample, n (%) | 376 | 88 (23) | 288 (77) |
Median LOS, days (IQR) | 6 (5–8) | 4 (4–4) | 7 (6–9) |
Age, median years (IQR) | 74.5 (66–80) | 71 (42–79) | 75.1 (67–81) |
Days between counseling and surgery, median (IQR) | 8 (3–8) | 8 (5–8) | 8 (3–8) |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Female | 189 (50) | 45 (51) | 144 (50) |
Male | 187 (50) | 43 (49) | 144 (50) |
Year of surgery | |||
2012 to 2013 | 83 (22) | 6 (7) | 77 (27) |
2014 to 2016 | 293 (78) | 82 (93) | 211 (73) |
ASA category | |||
1 | 20 (5) | 7 (8) | 13 (5) |
2 | 171 (46) | 47 (53) | 124 (43) |
3 | 135 (36) | 25 (28) | 110 (38) |
4 | 9 (2) | 1 (1) | 8 (3) |
Not recorded | 41 (11) | 8 (9) | 33 (12) |
Surgical approach | |||
Laparoscopic | 222 (59) | 79 (90) | 143 (50) |
Open | 146 (39) | 8 (9) | 138 (48) |
Conversion | 8 (2) | 1 (1) | 7 (2) |
Type of surgery | |||
Right hemi-colectomy | 196 (52) | 44 (50) | 152 (53) |
Left hemi-colectomy | 19 (5) | 7 (8) | 12(4) |
High anterior resection | 97 (26) | 34 (39) | 63 (22) |
Sigmoid colectomy | 33 (9) | 1 (1) | 32 (11) |
Transverse colectomy | 13 (4) | 2 (2) | 11 (4) |
Subtotal colectomy | 18 (5) | 0 | 18 (6) |
Surgical team | |||
Colorectal team | 223 (59) | 78 (89) | 145 (50) |
Non-colorectal team | 153 (40) | 10 (11) | 143 (50) |
Stoma formed | |||
No | 359 (96) | 86 (98) | 273 (95) |
Yes | 17 (5) | 2 (2) | 15 (5) |
Anastomosis formed | |||
No | 15 (4) | 2 (2) | 13 (5) |
Yes | 361 (96) | 86 (98) | 275 (96) |
Complications | |||
No | 273 (73) | 85 (97) | 188 (65) |
Yes | 99 (26) | 2 (2) | 97 (34) |
Not recorded | 4 (1) | 1 (1) | 3 (1) |