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Table 2 The associations of baseline and peri-operative characteristics with complications

From: Surgical Outcomes of LigaSure Hemorrhoidectomy in the Elderly Population: A retrospective cohort study

 

Complications

P value

No (n = 1136)

Yes (n = 102)

Median age (range)

50.0 (39.0, 59.0)

48.0 (40.0, 57.0)

0.738b

Sex

Female

579 (51.0%)

41 (40.2%)

0.039*a

Male

557 (49.0%)

61 (59.8%)

Hemorrhoids grade

III

807 (71.0%)

48 (47.1%)

 < 0.001*a

IV

329 (29.0%)

54 (52.9%)

ASA grade

I

398 (35.0%)

33 (32.4%)

0.277a

II

724 (63.7%)

66 (64.7%)

III

14 (1.2%)

3 (2.9%)

Preoperative hemoglobin (g/dl)

13.6 (12.4, 14.8)

14.1 (12.3, 15.4)

0.296

Postoperative pain score

3.0 (2.0, 5.0)

4.0 (2.0, 6.0)

 < 0.001*b

Operation time (min)

18.0 (13.0, 25.0)

20.0 (15.0, 29.0)

0.001*b

FKMIP

0

727 (64.0%)

46 (45.1%)

 < 0.001*b

1

310 (27.3%)

31 (30.4%)

2

71 (6.3%)

17 (16.7%)

3

22 (1.9%)

6 (5.9%)

4

5 (0.4%)

1 (1.0%)

5

1 (0.1%)

1 (1.0%)

  1. Categorical variables were presented by count and percentage. Continuous variables were presented by median and interquartile range (IQR). aFisher’s exact test. b Mann–Whitney U test. *Pis significant. Postoperative pain score: the pain score on the morning of the 1st postoperative day, ketoprofen (30 mg IM/per time), morphine (5 mg IV/per time)
  2. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA); Frequency of ketoprofen or morphine injection postoperatively (FKMIP); intramuscular (IM); intravenous (IV)