Table 2 Surgical and outcome data
All patients (n = 252) | Patients with pelvic sepsis (n = 27) | Patients without pelvic sepsis (n = 225) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Emergency surgery | 11 (4) | 1 (4) | 10 (4) | 0.90 |
Surgical approach | 0.80 | |||
Open | 223 (88) | 24 (89) | 199 (88) | |
Minimally invasive | 29 (12) | 3 (11) | 26 (12) | |
Surgical competence | ||||
Colorectal surgeon | 206 (82) | 22 (81) | 184 (82) | 0.90 |
Preoperative bowel preparation | 111 (44) | 16 (59) | 95 (42) | 0.15 |
Operation time (min)* | 250 (108–750) | 323 (187–750) | 246 (108–734) | 0.005 |
Bleeding (mL)* | 400 (0–4500) | 750 (100–2400) | 400 (0–4500) | 0.003 |
Intraoperative perforation | 11 (4) | 0 | 11 (5) | 0.61 |
Overall complicationsχ | 103 (41) | 18 (67) | 85 (38) | 0.006 |
Reoperationχ | 23 (9) | 7 (26) | 16 (7) | 0.003 |
Re-admissionχ | 22 (9) | 8 (30) | 14 (6) | < 0.001 |
Length of stay* | 12 (2–143) | 17 (5–136) | 11 (2–143) | 0.04 |