Laparoscopic Surgery Can Reduce Postoperative Edema Compared with Open Surgery
Table 1
The demographic and baseline characteristics of patients.
Group O ()
Group L ()
values
Age (years)
33.39 12.21
31.19 11.02
0.380
Sex (female/male)
21/40
19/39
0.847
CDAI
143.87 54.76
146.57 63.48
0.869
Duration of disease (months)
49.56 41.22
48.84 37.60
0.869
History of steroid usage
32 (52.46)
29 (50.00)
0.789
History of infliximab
9 (14.75)
11 (18.97)
0.539
History of smoking
0.923
Never
36 (59.02)
34 (58.62)
Former
25 (40.98)
24 (41.38)
Montreal classification
Age of diagnosis
0.760
A1 ≤16 years
5 (8.20)
6 (10.34)
A2 17–40 years
39 (63.93)
39 (67.24)
A3 >40 years
17 (27.87)
13 (22.41)
Disease location
0.931
L1 (ileum)
18 (29.51)
17 (29.31)
L2 (colonic)
11 (18.03)
12 (20.69)
L3 (ileocolonic)
32 (52.46)
29 (50.00)
Disease behavior
0.749
B1 (nonstrict.nonfist)
8 (13.11)
7 (12.07)
B2 (stricturing)
36 (59.02)
38 (65.52)
B3 (fistulizing)
17 (27.87)
13 (22.41)
Perianal disease
18 (29.51)
14 (24.14)
0.509
History of appendectomy
17 (27.87 )
15 (25.86)
0.805
Previous abdominal operations
0.758
0
38 (62.30)
39 (67.24)
1
18 (29.51)
16 (27.59)
2
5 (8.20)
3 (5.17)
ASA
0.537
I
41 (67.21)
42 (72.41)
II
20 (32.79)
16 (27.59)
Nutritional status
BMI (kg/m2)
18.49 2.53
18.58 2.87
0.857
Albumin (g/L)
37.58 4.07
37.39 4.04
0.811
Total protein (g/L)
62.39 7.84
63.37 7.71
0.896
Hemoglobin (g/L)
113.79 17.45
114.29 15.95
0.869
Soft lean mass (kg)
40.82 9.38
40.88 8.69
0.994
Skeletal muscle mass (kg)
24.13 5.78
25.14 5.86
0.796
Data are (percentages) and mean SD. Group O: patients who underwent open surgery; Group L: patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery; CDAI: Crohn’s Disease Activity Index; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI: Body Mass Index. Chi-square test, except Mann-Whitney test, and -test.
