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Table 3 Severity and management of complicated diverticulitis

From: Management and long-term outcomes of acute right colonic diverticulitis and risk factors of recurrence

n = 162

Uncomplicated (n = 131)

Complicated (n = 31)

P

I (n = 131)

II (n = 5)

III (n = 4)

IV (n = 22)

First Treatment Type

  

 < 0.001

 Conservation, n (%)

114 (87.02%)

7 (22.58)

 

 Conversion to surgery, n (%)

4 (3.5%)

1 (14.3%)

 

 Surgery, n (%)

17 (12.98%)

24 (77.42%)

 

Experienced Surgery, n (%)

21 (16.03%)

25 (80.65%)

 < 0.001

 Appendectomy, n (%)

4 (3.05%)

0 (0%)

1.000

 Diverticulectomy with appendectomy, n (%)

16 (12.21%)

5 (16.13%)

0.775

 Diverticulectomy, n (%)

0 (0%)

3 (9.68%)

0.006

 Right hemicolectomy/ileocecal resection, n (%)

1 (0.76%)

17 (54.84%)

 < 0.001

Success, n (%)

126 (96.18%)

30 (96.77%)

1.000

Any complication, n (%)

6 (4.58%)

7 (22.58%)

0.003

 Abscess and worsening colitis, n (%)

1 (0.76%)

0 (0%)

1.000

 Spreading peritonitis, n (%)

1 (0.76%)

1 (3.23%)

0.347

 Fecal peritonitis, n (%)

0

0

–

 Wound infection, n (%)

0 (0%)

2 (6.45%)

0.036

 Bowel injury, n (%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

–

 Paralytic ileus, n (%)

1 (0.76%)

0 (0%)

1.000

 Surgical sites bleeding, n (%)

0

0

–

 Acute kidney injury, n (%)

0

0

–

 Urinary tract infection, n (%)

0 (0%)

1 (3.23%)

0.191

 Pneumonia, n (%)

3 (2.29%)

3 (9.68%)

0.153

Mortality, n (%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

–

Length of post-op stay, day

5.00 (3.00, 6.00)

8.00 (7.00,12.00)

 < 0.001

Recurrence, n (%)

18 (13.74%)

3 (9.68%)

0.758

Time of follow-up, month

24.00 (9.00, 36.25)

28.50 (9.75, 43.25)

0.472