Table 2 Patient characteristics and operative details in patients > 65 years old
From: Readmission after rectal resection in the ERAS-era: is a loop ileostomy the Achilles heel?
Characteristic | Age > 65 years | No readmission | Readmission | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 163 | n = 123 | n = 40 | ||
Age (mean ± SD) | 73.1 ± 6.1 | 72.8 ± 6.2 | 74.1 ± 5.7 | 0.186 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 119 (73%) | 90 (73.2%) | 29 (72.5%) | 1.000 |
Female | 44 (27%) | 33 (26.8%) | 11 (27.5%) | |
Weight (mean ± SD) | 78.2 ± 15 | 78 ± 14.8 | 79 ± 15.8 | 0.399 |
BMI (mean ± SD) | 27.2 ± 4.7 | 27.1 ± 4.7 | 27.8 ± 4.6 | 0.188 |
ASA class | ||||
I | 6 (3.7%) | 6 (4.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0.497 |
II | 103 (63.2%) | 76 (61.8%) | 27 (67.5%) | |
III | 54 (33.1%) | 41 (33.3%) | 13 (32.5%) | |
IV | ||||
Smoking behavior | ||||
Never | 83 (50.9%) | 64 (52%) | 19 (47.5%) | 0.772 |
Stopped smoking | 69 (42.3%) | 50 (40.7%) | 19 (47.5%) | |
Actual smoker | 11 (6.8%) | 9 (7.3%) | 2 (5%) | |
Charlson comorbidity index (mean ± SD) | 5.9 ± 1.8 | 5.8 ± 1.9 | 6 ± 1.5 | 0.173 |
Initial creatinine | ||||
Abnormal | 39 (23.9%) | 26 (21.1%) | 13 (32.5%) | 0.199 |
Normal | 124 (76.1%) | 97 (78.9%) | 27 (67.5%) | |
Neoadjuvant therapy | ||||
No | 60 (36.8%) | 49 (39.8%) | 11 (27.5%) | 0.005 |
Chemotherapy | 3 (1.8%) | 1 (0.8%) | 2 (5%) | |
Radiotherapy | 24 (14.7%) | 12 (9.8%) | 12 (30%) | |
Chemoradiotherapy | 76 (46.6%) | 61 (49.6%) | 15 (37.5%) | |
Mode of surgery | ||||
Open | 31 (19%) | 25 (20.3%) | 6 (15%) | 0.676 |
Open converted | 13 (8%) | 9 (7.3%) | 4 (10%) | |
Laparoscopic | 119 (73%) | 89 (72.4%) | 30 (75%) | |
Additional surgery | ||||
No | 153 (93.9%) | 115 (93.5%) | 38 (95%) | 1.000 |
Yes | 10 (6.1%) | 8 (6.5%) | 2 (5%) | |
Ileostoma | ||||
No | 39 (23.9%) | 30 (24.4%) | 9 (22.5%) | 1.000 |
Already present | 1 (0.6%) | 1 (0.81%) | 0 (0%) | |
Newly placed | 123 (75.5%) | 92 (74.8%) | 31 (77.5%) | |
Duration surgery (h) (mean ± SD) | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 3.3 ± 0.7 | 3.5 ± 1.1 | 0.820 |
Blood loss (dl) (mean ± SD) | 2.6 ± 3 | 2.6 ± 3.2 | 2.5 ± 2.6 | 0.966 |
Length of stay (mean ± SD) | 12.5 ± 8.3 | 12 ± 8.1 | 14.2 ± 8.9 | 0.142 |
Creatinine at discharge (mean ± SD) | 1 ± 0.3 | 1 ± 0.3 | 1 ± 0.3 | 0.589 |