The Impact of Comorbid Diabetes on Short-Term Postoperative Outcomes in Stage I/II Colon Cancer Patients Undergoing Open Colectomy
Table 2
Short-term postoperative outcomes in stage I/II colon cancer patients with or without diabetes.
Total
Diabetes
value
No
Yes
(Weighted )
(Weighted )
(Weighted )
In-hospital mortality
897 (1.82)
723 (1.88)
174 (1.62)
0.0739
Total postoperative complicationsa
13838 (28.17)
10850 (28.29)
2988 (27.72)
0.2486
Wound complications
1486 (3.02)
1169 (3.04)
317 (2.94)
0.6027
Medical complications
4547 (9.28)
3487 (9.12)
1060 (9.87)
0.0182
Surgical complications
10145 (20.64)
8034 (20.94)
2111 (19.56)
0.0019
Hospital LOSb
<0.0001
>7 days
18436 (38.30)
14001 (37.29)
4335 (41.89)
<0.0001
>10 days
9839 (20.42)
7483 (19.91)
2356 (22.24)
<0.0001
>14 days
4779 (9.94)
3663 (9.77)
1116 (10.54)
0.0237
a includes wound complications, general medical complications, and general surgical complications. bHospital LOS: hospital length of stay; excludes patients who died during hospitalization. indicates statistical significance between patients with and without diabetes ().
