Table 6 Comparison of postoperative complications between Monday and Friday groups
Patients undergoing surgery on Mon. and Fri. (n = 437) | P value | Propensity score-matched patients (n = 334) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon. group (n = 233) | Fri. group (n = 204) | Mon. group (n = 167) | Fri. group (n = 167) | |||
All postoperative complications: n (%) | 47 (20.2) | 53 (26.0) | 0.171 | 35 (21.0) | 39 (23.4) | 0.693 |
Anastomotic leakage | 5 (2.2) | 6 (2.9) | 0.762 | 5 (3.0) | 5 (3.0) | 1.000 |
Pancreatic fistula | 8 (3.4) | 5 (2.5) | 0.587 | 6 (3.6) | 4 (2.4) | 0.750 |
Intra-abdominal abscess | 6 (2.6) | 6 (2.9) | 1.000 | 5 (3.0) | 4 (2.4) | 1.000 |
Anastomotic stenosis | 3 (1.3) | 5 (2.5) | 0.482 | 3 (1.8) | 4 (2.4) | 1.000 |
Pneumonia | 5 (2.2) | 15 (7.4) | 0.011 | 3 (1.8) | 9 (5.4) | 0.139 |
Paralytic ileus | 5 (2.2) | 2 (1.0) | 0.457 | 5 (3.0) | 1 (0.6) | 0.215 |
Stasis syndrome | 6 (2.6) | 1 (0.5) | 0.128 | 3 (1.8) | 0 | 0.248 |
Surgical site infection | 2 (0.9) | 3 (1.5) | 0.668 | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.8) | 0.623 |
Urinary-tract infection | 2 (0.9) | 2 (1.0) | 1.000 | 2 (1.2) | 2 (1.2) | 1.000 |
Bacteremia | 2 (0.9) | 3 (1.5) | 0.668 | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.8) | 0.623 |
Delirium | 6 (2.6) | 9 (4.4) | 0.307 | 5 (3.0) | 4 (2.4) | 1.000 |
Pleural effusion | 2 (0.9) | 1 (0.5) | 1.000 | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.6) | 1.000 |
Heart failure | 4 (1.7) | 3 (1.5) | 1.000 | 2 (1.2) | 2 (1.2) | 1.000 |
Bleeding | 2 (0.9) | 0 | 0.501 | 2 (1.2) | 0 | 0.499 |
Enteritis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Other | 3 (1.3) | 3 (1.5) | 1.000 | 2 (1.2) | 2 (1.2) | 1.000 |