Research Article
Previous Intestinal Resection Is Associated with Postoperative Complications in Crohn’s Disease: A Cohort Study
| Characteristics | No previous resection () | Previous resection () | value |
| Surgical procedures, no. (%) | | | 0.026 | Small-bowel resection | 17 (25.37) | 28 (45.16) | | Ileocolic resection | 30 (44.78) | 14 (22.58) | Segmental colectomy | 9 (13.43) | 12 (19.35) | Other (ostomy closure, strictureplasty, and stoma creation without resection) | 11 (16.42) | 8 (12.90) | Surgical technique, no. (%) | | | 0.031 | Laparoscopy | 38 (56.72) | 22 (35.48) | | Open surgery | 19 (28.36) | 21 (33.87) | Conversion | 10 (14.93) | 19 (30.65) | Intraoperative findings, no. (%) | | | | Fistula(e) | 22 (32.84) | 25 (40.32) | 0.377 | Abscess(es) | 17 (25.37) | 14 (22.58) | 0.711 | Duration of operation, mean (SD) (min) | 117.43 (21.86) | 130.76 (27.58) | 0.003 | Estimated blood loss, mean (SD) (mL) | 129.33 (42.68) | 159.18 (59.06) | 0.001 |
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