Table 1 Patient characteristics and operative details
From: Readmission after rectal resection in the ERAS-era: is a loop ileostomy the Achilles heel?
Characteristic | Overall | No readmission | Readmission | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 344 | n = 259 | n = 85 | ||
Age (mean ± SD) | 63.8 ± 11.4 | 63.9 ± 11 | 63.3 ± 12.7 | 0.876 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 231 (67.2%) | 175 (67.6%) | 56 (65.9%) | 0.791 |
Female | 113 (32.9%) | 84 (32.4%) | 29 (34.1%) | |
Weight (mean ± SD) | 77.8 ± 16.4 | 77.7 ± 16.3 | 78.1 ± 16.7 | 0.499 |
BMI (mean ± SD) | 26.5 ± 4.9 | 26.4 ± 4.9 | 26.6 ± 4.6 | 0.517 |
ASA class | ||||
I | 31 (9%) | 27 (10.4%) | 4 (4.7%) | 0.179 |
II | 233 (67.7%) | 168 (64.9%) | 65 (76.4%) | |
III | 79 (23%) | 63 (24.3%) | 16 (18.8%) | |
IV | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) | |
Smoking behavior | ||||
Never | 186 (54.2%) | 141 (54.7%) | 45 (52.9%) | 0.818 |
Stopped smoking | 116 (33.8%) | 85 (33%) | 31 (36.5%) | |
Actual smoker | 41 (12%) | 32 (12.4%) | 9 (10.6%) | |
Charlson comorbidity index (mean ± SD) | 4.9 ± 2.1 | 4.9 ± 2.1 | 4.9 ± 2 | 0.785 |
Initial creatinine | ||||
Abnormal | 66 (19.2%) | 45 (17.4%) | 21 (24.7%) | 0.154 |
Normal | 278 (80.8%) | 214 (82.6%) | 64 (75.3%) | |
Neoadjuvant therapy | ||||
No | 110 (32%) | 87 (33.6%) | 23 (27.1%) | 0.061 |
Chemotherapy | 10 (2.9%) | 7 (2.7%) | 3 (3.5%) | |
Radiotherapy | 32 (9.3%) | 18 (7%) | 14 (16.5%) | |
Chemoradiotherapy | 192 (55.8%) | 147 (56.8%) | 45 (52.9%) | |
Mode of surgery | ||||
Open | 66 (19.2%) | 50 (19.3%) | 16 (18.8%) | 0.615 |
Open converted | 28 (8.1%) | 19 (7.3%) | 9 (10.6%) | |
Laparoscopic | 250 (72.7%) | 190 (73.4%) | 60 (70.6%) | |
Additional surgery | ||||
No | 318 (92.4%) | 241 (93.1%) | 77 (90.6%) | 0.480 |
Yes | 26 (7.6%) | 18 (7%) | 8 (9.4%) | |
Ileostoma | ||||
No | 113 (32.9%) | 83 (32.1%) | 30 (35.3%) | 0.697 |
Already present | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) | |
Newly placed | 230 (66.9%) | 175 (67.6%) | 55 (64.7%) | |
Duration surgery (h) (mean ± SD) | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 3.3 ± 0.8 | 3.3 ± 1 | 0.844 |
Blood loss (dl) (mean ± SD) | 2.7 ± 3.4 | 2.6 ± 3.4 | 2.9 ± 3.4 | 0.503 |
Length of stay (mean ± SD) | 12.1 ± 9.3 | 12 ± 9.9 | 12.3 ± 7.1 | 0.104 |
Creatinine at discharge (mean ± SD) | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 0.808 |