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Table 2 Peri-operative results according to venous thromboembolism

From: High incidence of postoperative silent venous thromboembolism in ulcerative colitis: a retrospective observational study

 

Overall

VTE +

VTE −

p value

 

N = 140

 N = 24

 N = 116

 

Procedure

    

TPC IPAA, n (%)

64 (45.7)

18(75)

46 (39.7)

 

TC, n (%)

38 (27.1)

4 (16.7)

34 (29.3)

 

Proctectomy + IPAA, n (%)

34 (24.2)

2 (8.3)

32 (27.6)

 

Other, n (%)

4 (2.8)

0

4 (3.4)

0.0144*

IPAA

96 (68.6)

20 (83.3)

76 (65.5)

0.087

Operative time, min.(range)

291 (203–383)

340 (255–476)

277 (181–355)

0.006*

Blood loss, ml (range)

300 (155–522)

326 (230–528)

275 (12–520)

0.1775

Complications

    

Ileus, n (%)

28 (20)

6 (25)

22 (19)

0.57

Anastomosis leakage, n (%)

9 (6.4)

1 (4.2)

8 (6.9)

0.629

Pelvic abscess, n (%)

24 (17)

3 (12.5)

21 (18)

0.497

Emergency operation

36 (27.6)

5 (20.8)

31 (26.7)

0.5478

Prophylaxis with anticoagulant, n (%)

44 (31.4)

10 (41.7)

34 (29.3 %)

0.2956

D-dimer, µg/ml (range)

    

POD1 D-dimer,

3.1 (2.2–5.8)

5.6 (2.7–8.9)

3 (2.2–4.7)

0.0218*

POD3 D-dimer

4.4 (3.1–8.25)

7 (3.5–10.6)

4.1 (3.1–7.7)

0.083

Peak D-dimer

8.85 (5.9–13)

10.1 (7.4–15.3)

8.7 (5.7–12)

0.072

  1. VTE venous thromboembolism, TPC total proctocolectomy, IPAA ileal pouch–anal anastomosis, TC total colectomy, POD post-operative day
  2. *P < 0.05