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Figures
- Figure 1
Median length of stay of patients who required surgical intervention, relative to starting surgery. “Before surgery” indicates time from admission to entering the operating room. “After surgery” indicates time from completion of surgery to discharge.
Tables
- Table 1
Demographic and comorbidity comparison between the LBD group and the LBD+SBO group
Demographic/comorbidity LBD (n=170) LBD+SBO (n=34) P value Mean age (years) (SD) 65.0 (15.5) 67.1 (17.0) 0.5 Race, n (%) Black 31 (18) 7 (21) 0.94 White 133 (78) 26 (76) Other 6 (4) 1 (3) Sex, n (%) Male 79 (46) 17 (50) 0.71 Female 91 (54) 17 (50) Prior abdominal surgery, n (%) No 149 (88) 31 (91) 0.56 Yes 21 (12) 3 (9) Diabetes, n (%) No 154 (91) 31 (91) 0.91 Yes 16 (9) 3 (9) Hinchey class, n (%) 1 or 2 152 (90) 28 (82) 0.2 3 or 4 14 (10) 6 (18) Immunosuppression, n (%) No 156 (92) 33 (97) 0.28 Yes 14 (8) 1 (3) Congestive heart failure, n (%) No 156 (92) 33 (97) 0.28 Yes 14 (8) 1 (3) Coronary artery disease, n (%) No 140 (82) 30 (88) 0.4 Yes 30 (18) 4 (12) Chronic lung disease, n (%) No 145 (85) 31 (91) 0.36 Yes 25 (15) 3 (9) Obesity, n (%) No 134 (79) 30 (88) 0.21 Yes 36 (21) 4 (12) Renal failure, n (%) No 155 (91) 32 (94) 0.57 Yes 15 (9) 2 (6) Hypertension, n (%) No 160 (94) 31 (91) 0.52 Yes 10 (6) 3 (9) Tachycardia, n (%) No 166 (98) 33 (97) 0.84 Yes 4 (2) 1 (3) LBD, large bowel diverticulitis; SBO, small bowel obstruction.
- Table 2
Univariate analysis assessing the requirement for a particular intervention between patients with LBD and with concurrent LBD and SBO
Intervention/outcome LBD LBD+SBO OR (95% CI) P value Overall, procedure required 36 (21.18) 18 (52.94) 4.2 (1.51 to 11.58) <0.001 Laparoscopic procedure 9 (5.29) 1 (2.94) 0.93 (0.11 to 7.83) 0.95 Open procedure 27 (15.88) 17 (50.00) 5.3 (2.37 to 11.71) <0.001 Ostomy 21 (12.35) 14 (41.18) 2.3 (0.69 to 7.89) 0.176 LBD, large bowel diverticulitis; SBO, small bowel obstruction.
- Table 3
Univariate analysis assessing rates of postoperative infection and overall mortality between patients with LBD and with concurrent LBD and SBO
LBD, n (%) LBD+SBO, n (%) P value Postoperative infection 10 (5.88) 3 (8.82) 0.536 Mortality 4 (2.35) 1 (2.94) 0.997 LBD, large bowel diverticulitis; SBO, small bowel obstruction.
