Research Article
Previous Intestinal Resection Is Associated with Postoperative Complications in Crohn’s Disease: A Cohort Study
Table 1
Patient demographics and preoperative interventions.
| Characteristics | No previous resection () | Previous resection () | value |
| Male, no. (%) | 38 (56.72) | 28 (45.16) | 0.190 | Age at surgery, mean (SD) (y) | 37.12 (8.31) | 40.56 (9.65) | 0.031 | BMI, mean (SD) | 18.27 (1.14) | 17.67 (1.07) | 0.003 | Disease duration since diagnosis, mean (SD) (y) | 6.85 (3.89) | 8.45 (4.08) | 0.025 | Disease behavior, no. (%) | | | 0.708 | B1: nonstricturing, nonpenetrating | 15 (22.39) | 11 (17.74) | | B2: stricturing | 24 (35.82) | 21 (33.87) | B3: penetrating | 28 (41.79) | 30 (48.39) | Disease location, no. (%) | | | 0.791 | L1: terminal ileum | 23 (34.33) | 19 (30.65) | | L2: colon | 15 (22.39) | 13 (20.97) | L3: ileocolon | 25 (37.31) | 27 (43.55) | L4: upper gastrointestinal tract | 4 (5.97) | 3 (4.84) | Perianal disease, no. (%) | 14 (20.90) | 17 (27.42) | 0.386 | Preoperative descriptions, no. (%) | | | | Biologics | 15 (22.39) | 21 (33.87) | 0.146 | 5-ASA/sulfasalazine | 25 (37.31) | 11 (17.74) | 0.013 | Steroids | 18 (26.87) | 16 (25.81) | 0.891 | Immunomodulators | 14 (20.90) | 17 (27.42) | 0.386 | Indications for surgery, no. (%) | | | 0.945 | Unresponsiveness to medical management | 13 (19.40) | 11 (17.74) | | Bowel fistula(e) with or without disease-related abscess(es) | 26 (38.81) | 24 (38.71) | Fibrosis/stricturing | 23 (34.33) | 23 (37.10) | Other | 5 (7.46) | 4 (6.45) | ASA score, no. (%) | | | 0.043 | 1 | 17 (25.37) | 9 (14.52) | | 2 | 36 (53.73) | 27 (43.55) | 3 | 12 (17.91) | 22 (35.48) | 4 | 2 (2.99) | 4 (6.45) |
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BMI: body mass index; 5-ASA: 5-aminosalicylic acid; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.
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