Research Article

A Comparison of Outcomes for Adults and Children Undergoing Resection for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Is There a Difference?

Table 1

Patient demographics (median values).

Adults
Children
value

Age (years)33.5 (17–64)14 (8–16)
BMI 23 (18–38)19 (13–29)
ASA 2 (2-3)2 (2-3)
Operation time (minutes)210 (60–420)175 (40–300)
Patients on preoperative immunomodulators27 (56%)24 (80%)
Length of stay in days5 (2–80)6.5 (3–16)
Median follow-up in months19 (1–55)21 (1–52)