Research Article
Previous Intestinal Resection Is Associated with Postoperative Complications in Crohn’s Disease: A Cohort Study
| | Outcome | No previous resection () | Previous resection () | value |
| | Overall complications, no. (%) | 23 (34.33) | 32 (51.61) | 0.047 | | SSIs, no. (%) | 13 (19.40) | 16 (2.58) | 0.384 | | Superficial incisional | 7 (10.45) | 8 (12.90) | 0.664 | | Deep incisional | 3 (4.48) | 4 (6.45) | 0.710 | | Organ or space infection | 3 (4.48) | 4 (6.45) | 0.710 | | Anastomotic leak, no. (%) | 4 (5.97) | 12 (19.35) | 0.021 | | UTI, no. (%) | 1 (1.49) | 2 (3.23) | 0.608 | | Pneumonia, no. (%) | 2 (2.99) | 3 (4.84) | 0.671 | | SBO, no. (%) | 6 (8.96) | 9 (14.52) | 0.325 | | Ileus, no. (%) | 10 (14.93) | 12 (19.35) | 0.504 | | Dehydration, no. (%) | 2 (2.99) | 3 (4.84) | 0.671 | | Acute renal failure, no. (%) | 1 (1.49) | 3 (4.84) | 0.350 | | Severe postoperative complications (Clavien–Dindo grade III/IV), no. (%) | 7 (10.45) | 15 (24.19) | 0.038 | | Length of hospital stay, mean (SD) (d) | 9.49 (4.06) | 13.21 (6.68) | <0.001 |
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SSI: surgical site infection; UTI: urinary tract infection; SBO: small-bowel obstruction.
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