Research Article

Markers of Perioperative Bowel Complications in Colorectal Surgery Patients

Table 1

Study group description (number of cases are shown if not otherwise stated).

CharacteristicNumber of cases

Total number of patients117
Sex67 m, 50 f
Age (years)66 ± 9.5
Body mass index (kg⋅m−2)26.9 ± 4.8
ASA physical status classification81 (II), 35 (III), 1 (IV)
Localisation of tumor50 colon, 67 rectum
Operation duration (min)160 ± 65
Hypertension comorbidity71
Diabetes comorbidity34
Coronary artery disease comorbidity15
Obesity29
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy39
Intensive care unit stay (days)1.6 ± 1.4
Hospital stay (days)10.5 ± 6.7
First postop gas passage (days)1.8 ± 1.0
First postop stool passage (days)2.8 ± 1.6