Clinical Study

Long-Term Followup with Evaluation of the Surgical and Functional Results of the Ileal Pouch Reservoir in Restorative Proctocolectomy for Ulcerative Colitis

Table 1

Complications and reoperations after acute surgery and association between factors and complications after acute colectomy in 112 patients with colectomy due to acute exacerbation of ulcerative colitis.

Complications
n (%)
Reoperations
n (%)
Time from start of disease to colectomy (months)
mean (SD)
Time in hospital before colectomy (days)
mean (SD)
Weight loss before operation (kg)
mean (SD)

None98 (87.5)103 (92.0)62 (66)13 (10)3.6 (4.8)
Small bowel obstruction6 (5.4)6 (5.4)45 (76)25 (18)10.5 (11)
Wound infection5 (4.5)0 (0.0)62 (78)7 (4)4.3 (2.1)
Pelvic abscess1 (0.9)1 (0.9) 42 21 17.0
Stoma problems1 (0.9)1 (0.9) 84 9

P-value*0.9710.0710.008

*ANOVA