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Table 2 Incidence of postoperative complications

From: Body composition assessment by artificial intelligence can be a predictive tool for short-term postoperative complications in Hartmann’s reversals

Complications

Sarcopenic obesity

No Sarcopenic obesity

 

Total number of patients with complications (%)

SSI (superficial, deep, organ/space combined)

5/12

3/35

p = 0.02*

8 (17.0%)

Superficial SSI

5/12

2/12

p = 0.01*

7 (14.9%)

Deep SSI

3/12

0/5

p = 0.01*

3 (6.4%)

Organ/Space SSI

1/12

1/35

p = 0.45

2 (4.3%)

Loop ileostomy

1/12

4/35

p = 1.00

5 (10.6%)

Intraoperative injury

0/12

2/35

p = 1.00

2 (4.3%)

Postoperative bleeding

0/12

3/35

p = 0.56

3 (6.4%)

AKI

0/12

5/35

p = 0.31

5 (10.6%)

Incision hernia

2/12

1/35

p = 0.15

3 (6.4%)

VTE

0/12

1/35

p = 1.00

1 (2.1%)

Ileus

0/12

4/35

p = 0.56

4 (8.5%)

Small bowel obstruction

1/12

2/35

p = 1.00

3 (6.4%)

Anastomotic leak

0

0

n/a

0

  1. Fisher exact test used when appropriate
  2. SSI Surgical site infections, AKI Acute kidney injury, VTE Venous thromboembolism
  3. *Statistical significance