Table 4 Incidence of postoperative complications among studied participants
Postoperative complications | Study (n = 30) | Control (n = 30) | X2 | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | |||
Total postoperative complications | ||||||
None | 21 | 70.0 | 12 | 40.0 | 18.20 | 0.000** |
One complication | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Two complications | 5 | 16.7 | 3 | 10.0 | ||
Three complications | 1 | 3.3 | 15 | 50.0 | ||
One by one postoperative complications | ||||||
Admission to ICU | 3 | 10.0 | 7 | 23.3 | 1.92 | 0.166 |
Septic shock | 1 | 3.3 | 3 | 10.0 | 1.07 | 0.301 |
Pneumonia | 2 | 6.7 | 7 | 23.3 | 3.27 | 0.071 |
DVT | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.3 | 1.02 | 0.313 |
Urinary tract infection | 3 | 10.0 | 8 | 26.7 | 2.78 | 0.095 |
Prolonged ileus | 2 | 6.7 | 9 | 30.0 | 5.46 | 0.020* |
Omental patch leakage | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
Intra-abdominal abscess | 1 | 3.3 | 3 | 10.0 | 1.07 | 0.301 |
Surgical site infection and burst | 2 | 6.7 | 11 | 36.7 | 7.95 | 0.005** |
Reoperation | 1 | 3.3 | 2 | 6.7 | 0.35 | 0.554 |