Table 4 Postoperative course
Conventional group | CME/CVL group | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 84 | n = 71 | ||
Duration of hospital stay (d)* | 14 (8–43) | 11 (6–35) | < 0.001 |
ICU postoperative | 3 (3.6) | 4 (5.6) | 0.703 |
Reintervention | 3 (3.6) | 8 (11.3) | 0.063 |
Needed antibiotic therapy | 14 (16.7) | 11 (15.5) | 0.843 |
Time to first mobilisation (pod)** | 1.10 (0.51) (0–4) | 1.13 (0.58) (0–3) | 0.722 |
Time to first flatus (pod)** | 2.62 (1.13) (1–6) | 2.04 (1.06) (1–6) | 0.005 |
Time to first bowel movement (pod)** | 4.17 (1.86) (1–11) | 3.37 (1.61) (1–8) | 0.005 |
Time to normal diet (pod)* | 7 (4–26) | 5 (1–18) | < 0.001 |
Delayed gastric emptying | 6 (7.1) | 9 (12.7) | 0.246 |
Total length of stay of NGT (d)* | 2 (1–12) | 4.5 (1–14) | 0.207 |
Urine catheter removal (pod)** | 4.64 (3.02) (1–21) | 3.27 (1.71) (0–9) | 0.001 |
Drain removal (pod)* | 5 (1–20) | 3 (1–15) | 0.002 |
Maximal weight gain (kg)** | 4.47 (2.92) (−2–11) | 3.78 (2.85) (− 2–11) | 0.138 |
Total days with CEA* | 5 (0–12) | 4 (0–9) | 0.029 |