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 (%)
 A113 (28.2)11 (14.2)<0.001
 A224 (52.1)55 (71.4)
 A39 (19.5)11 (14.2)
Location of the disease, n (%)
 L116 (34.7)17 (22.0)<0.001
 L27 (15.2)19 (24.6)
 L322 (47.8)41 (53.2)
 L41 (2.1)
Disease phenotype, n (%)
 B15 (10.8)7 (9.1)<0.001
 B226 (56.5)42 (54.5)
 B315 (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
Hypoalbuminemia09 (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 failure3 (6.5)7 (9.1)0.206
Fistula15 (32.6)22 (28.6)0.250
Stenosis28 (60.9)48 (62.3)0.022
Laparoscopic approach13 (28.2)24 (31.1)0.071
Conventional open approach33 (71.7)53 (68.8)0.031
Enterectomy16 (34.7)24 (31.1)0.206
Ileocaecal resection24 (52.1)35 (45.4)0.152
Segmental colectomy7 (15.2)6 (7.8)0.780
Total colectomy07 (9.1)
Total proctocolectomy1 (2.1)6 (7.7)0.059
Stomas04 (8.7)18 (23.4)0.003

; ; TNF: tumor necrosis factor.