30-day outcomes of colectomy for ischemic colitis
| Total, n (%) | Survivors, n (%) | Non-survivors, n (%) | P value | |
| Mortality | 1150 (25.3) | – | – | – |
| In-hospital | 945 (20.8) | – | – | – |
| Wound complications | ||||
| Superficial SSI | 242 (5.3) | 229 (6.7) | 13 (1.1) | <0.001 |
| Deep SSI | 79 (1.7) | 68 (2.0) | 11 (1.0) | 0.019 |
| Organ/space SSI | 269 (5.9) | 210 (6.2) | 59 (5.1) | 0.192 |
| Wound disruption | 117 (2.6) | 101 (3.0) | 16 (1.4) | 0.003 |
| Respiratory complications | ||||
| Pneumonia | 614 (13.5) | 424 (12.5) | 190 (16.5) | 0.001 |
| Unplanned intubation | 502 (11.0) | 312 (9.2) | 190 (16.5) | <0.001 |
| Vent >48 hours | 1599 (35.2) | 1069 (31.5) | 530 (46.1) | <0.001 |
| Renal complications | ||||
| Progressive renal insufficiency | 101 (2.2) | 73 (2.1) | 28 (2.4) | 0.569 |
| Acute renal failure | 275 (6.0) | 125 (3.7) | 150 (13.0) | <0.001 |
| UTI | 206 (4.5 | 171 (5.0) | 35 (3.0) | 0.005 |
| Cardiovascular complications | ||||
| Pulmonary embolism | 39 (0.9) | 37 (1.1) | 2 (0.2) | 0.004 |
| Stroke/CVA | 88 (1.9) | 50 (1.5) | 38 (3.3) | <0.001 |
| Cardiac arrest | 221 (4.9) | 42 (1.2) | 179 (15.6) | <0.001 |
| Myocardial infarction | 163 (3.6) | 107 (3.1) | 56 (4.9) | 0.007 |
| DVT | 154 (3.4) | 125 (3.7) | 29 (2.5) | 0.061 |
| Postoperative bleeding/transfusions | 1725 (37.9) | 1103 (32.5) | 622 (54.1) | <0.001 |
| Sepsis complications | ||||
| Sepsis | 465 (10.2) | 384 (11.3) | 81 (7.0) | <0.001 |
| Septic shock | 1194 (26.3) | 658 (19.4) | 536 (46.6) | <0.001 |
| Return to OR | 652 (14.3) | 463 (13.6) | 189 (16.4) | 0.019 |
| Unplanned reoperation | 364 (11.7) | 264 (11.3) | 100 (12.8) | 0.266 |
CVA, cerebrovascular accident; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; SSI, surgical site infection; UTI, urinary tract infection.