Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with fascial dehiscence after radical cystectomy
From: Fascial dehiscence after radical cystectomy: Is abdominal exploration mandatory?
Characteristic | Total N (%) | Patients with accompanying intra-abdominal complications | Patients without accompanying intra-abdominal complications | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients (%) | 27 (100) | 7 (26) | 20 (74) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 26 (96) | |||
Female | 1 (4) | |||
Age (years) | 75 (68, 80) | 78 (72, 81) | 74 (65, 80) | 0.19 |
Body mass index kg/m2 | 29 (26, 31) | 30 (27, 32) | 29 (26, 30) | 0.65 |
Smoking past/present | 21 (78) | 6 (86) | 15 (75) | 0.56 |
Diabetes melitus | 9 (33) | 4 (57) | 5 (25) | 0.12 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 4 (15) | 1 (14) | 3 (15) | 1 |
Ischemic heart disease | 9 (33) | 5 (71) | 4 (20) | 0.02 |
Cerebrovascular accident | 1 (4) | 1 (14) | 0 | 0.26 |
Cardiac arrhythmia | 7 (26) | 3 (43) | 4 (20) | 0.23 |
Steroid use | 2 (7) | 0 | 2 (10) | 1 |
Chronic lung disease | 4 (15) | 0 | 4 (20) | 0.54 |
Antiplatelet/anticoagulation use | 11 (41) | 5 (71) | 6 (30) | 0.05 |
Previous abdominal operation | 4 (15) | 0 | 4 (20) | 0.55 |
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | 6 (22) | 2 (29) | 4 (20) | 0.63 |
Age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index | 6 (5, 8) | 7 (6, 10) | 6 (5, 8) | 0.19 |