Table 2 Perioperative characteristics of enrolled patients
Total n (%) | Bridging interval | P-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1 ≤2 weeks n (%) | Group 2 2–3 weeks n (%) | Group 3 >3 weeks n (%) | Overall | ≤2 weeks vs. 2–3 weeks | 2–3 weeks vs. >3 weeks | ≤2 weeks vs. >3 weeks | ||
Number of patients | 148 | 47 | 43 | 58 | ||||
Discharge from hospital during bridging interval | 113 (79.0) | 15 (31.9) | 41 (95.3) | 57 (98.3) | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.573 | <0.001 |
Type of resection | 0.028 | 0.063 | 0.361 | 0.024 | ||||
Anterior resection | 94 (63.5) | 26 (55.3) | 30 (69.8) | 38 (65.5) | ||||
Low anterior resection | 19 (12.8) | 9 (19.1) | 4 (9.3) | 6 (10.3) | ||||
Left hemicolectomy | 26 (17.6) | 6 (12.8) | 9 (21.0) | 11 (19.0) | ||||
Subtotal colectomy | 4 (2.7) | 4 (8.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.) | ||||
Total colectomy | 3 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (5.2) | ||||
Hartmann’s operation | 2 (1.4) | 2 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||||
Urgency of resection | 0.005 | 0.057 | NA | 0.016 | ||||
Emergency | 5 (3.4) | 5 (10.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||||
Elective | 143 (96.6) | 42 (89.4) | 43 (100.0) | 58 (100.0) | ||||
Surgical approach | 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.797 | 0.003 | ||||
Open | 40 (27.0) | 22 (46.8) | 7 (16.3) | 11 (19.0) | ||||
Laparoscopic | 108 (73.0) | 25 (53.2) | 36 (83.7) | 47 (81.0) | ||||
Stoma directly after resection | 16 (10.8) | 10 (21.3) | 1 (2.3) | 4 (6.9) | 0.010 | 0.008 | 0.391 | 0.043 |
Operation time, median min (IQR min) | 150.0 (120.0–198.8) | 160.0 (125.0–205.0) | 149.0 (110.0–190.0) | 150.0 (125.0–201.3) | 0.487 | 0.279 | 0.308 | 0.976 |