Intraoperative and postoperative outcomes in the symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with colorectal cancers
| Overall | After matching | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptomatic patients | Asymptomatic patients | p Value | Symptomatic patients | Asymptomatic patients | p Value | |
| (n=145) | (n=123) | (n=80) | (n=80) | |||
| Surgical procedure | <0.001 | 0.03 | ||||
| Laparoscopic surgery | 30 (20.7%) | 71 (57.7%) | 21 (26.3%) | 35 (43.85%) | ||
| Open surgery | 115 (79.3%) | 52 (42.3%) | 59 (73.7%) | 45 (56.3%) | ||
| Duration of operation (min) | 0.15 | 0.57 | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 215 (171–295) | 200 (166–270) | 215 (170–291) | 210 (169–276) | ||
| Amount of blood loss (mL) | <0.001 | 0.09 | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 150 (20–310) | 50 (1–130) | 103 (9–235) | 50 (5–150) | ||
| Intraoperative transfusion | 0.001 | 0.10 | ||||
| Required | 20 (13.8%) | 3 (2.4%) | 8 (10.0%) | 2 (2.5%) | ||
| Not required | 125 (86.2%) | 120 (97.6%) | 72 (90.0%) | 78 (97.5%) | ||
| Postoperative ICU management | 0.003 | 0.19 | ||||
| Required | 48 (33.1%) | 21 (17.1%) | 22 (27.5%) | 14 (17.5%) | ||
| Not required | 97 (66.9%) | 102 (82.9%) | 58 (72.5%) | 66 (82.5%) | ||
| Duration of postoperative hospitalisation (days) | <0.001 | 0.30 | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 16 (12–24) | 12 (9–17) | 14 (12–21) | 13 (10–19) | ||
| Medical costs during hospitalisation (US$) | <0.001 | 0.061 | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 13 393 | 10 244 | 12 425 | 11 001 | ||
| (10 610–16 782) | (8977–12 991) | (9919–15 139) | (9202–15 221) | |||
1 US$ =120 Japanese Yen.
ICU, intensive care unit.