Research Article
Long Time from Diagnosis to Surgery May Increase Postoperative Complication Rates in Elective CD Intestinal Resections: An Observational Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics and type of surgery performed in the two groups stratified by TS (< or >5 years of diagnosis).
| Variables n (%) | TS < 5 years, (37.4%) | TS > 5 years, (62.6%) | value |
| Male, n (%) | 26 (56.5) | 41 (53.2) | 0.720 | Female, n (%) | 20 (43.4) | 36 (46.7) | Age at diagnosis, n (%) | | | | A1 | 13 (28.2) | 11 (14.2) | <0.001 | A2 | 24 (52.1) | 55 (71.4) | A3 | 9 (19.5) | 11 (14.2) | Location of the disease, n (%) | | | | L1 | 16 (34.7) | 17 (22.0) | <0.001 | L2 | 7 (15.2) | 19 (24.6) | L3 | 22 (47.8) | 41 (53.2) | L4 | 1 (2.1) | — | — | Disease phenotype, n (%) | | | | B1 | 5 (10.8) | 7 (9.1) | <0.001 | B2 | 26 (56.5) | 42 (54.5) | B3 | 15 (32.6) | 28 (36.3) | Perianal disease, n (%) | | | | | 12 (26.0) | 34 (44.1) | 0.001 | Active smoking, n (%) | 5 (10.8) | 6 (7.7) | 0.760 | Hypoalbuminemia | 09 (19.6) | 27 (35.1) | 0.003 | Previous steroids, n (%) | 12 (26.0) | 30 (39.0) | 0.140 | Combo therapy (anti-TNF + immunomodulator), n (%) | 22 (47.8) | 39 (50.6) | 0.760 | Anti-TNF therapy, n (%) | 25 (54.3) | 46 (59.7) | 0.550 | Indications for surgery | | | | Medical therapy failure | 3 (6.5) | 7 (9.1) | 0.206 | Fistula | 15 (32.6) | 22 (28.6) | 0.250 | Stenosis | 28 (60.9) | 48 (62.3) | 0.022 | Laparoscopic approach | 13 (28.2) | 24 (31.1) | 0.071 | Conventional open approach | 33 (71.7) | 53 (68.8) | 0.031 | Enterectomy | 16 (34.7) | 24 (31.1) | 0.206 | Ileocaecal resection | 24 (52.1) | 35 (45.4) | 0.152 | Segmental colectomy | 7 (15.2) | 6 (7.8) | 0.780 | Total colectomy | 0 | 7 (9.1) | — | Total proctocolectomy | 1 (2.1) | 6 (7.7) | 0.059 | Stomas | 04 (8.7) | 18 (23.4) | 0.003 |
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; ; TNF: tumor necrosis factor. |