Short and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic colectomy in obese patients

Table 2 Comparison of co-morbidities, variables, complications (30 d morbidity) and Long-term complications between the two groups in study n (%)

		LPS (n= 98)	Open (n= 98)	P value
Co-morbidities	Diabetes	14	11	0.66
	Coronary artery disease1	13	15	0.84
	Hypertension	43	52	0.25
	Smoker	10	14	0.51
	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	5	3	0.72
	Steroid use	2	3	0.91
Variable	Operative time (min)	193 (71)	164 (111)	0.03
	Blood loss (mL)	177 (76)	255 (102)	0.0001
	No of transfused patients	11 (11.2)	16 (16.3)	0.33
	Conversion rate	13 (13.3)	NA
Complications (30 d morbidity)	Overall	27 (27.6)	33 (33.7)	0.4
	Infectious2	13 (13.7 )	21 (21.7)	0.13
	Noninfectious2	9 (9.2)	10 (10.2)	0.8
	Anastomotic leak2	7 (7.1)	5 (5.1)	0.78
	Readmission	7 (7.1)	11 (11.2)	0.56
	Reoperation	8 (8.1)	9 (9.2)	0.8
	Length of stay	8 (3.1)	10.4 (4.9)	0.03
	Mortality	1 (1.02)	0 (0.0)	0.9
Long-term complications	Incisional hernia	17	31	0.03
	Intestinal obstruction	5	6	0.48
	Anastomotic stricture	4	4	0.86
	Overall	23	38	0.03

¹Including: History of angina, percutaneous cardiac intervention, cardiac operation, or myocardial infarction within 6 mo of operation;

²Number of single type of complication do not add up to the number of overall complication within the two groups because of the possible occurrence of more than one type of complication in some patients; all values within parenthesis indicate percentage values. LPS: Laparoscopic.