Table 2 Clinical items and incidences of the incisional SSI and the organ/space SSI in the no subfascial drainage group and the subfascial drainage group
Subfascial suction drainage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | p value | ||
Number of patients | 203 | 250 | ||
Sex | Male | 115 (56.7%) | 146 (58.4%) | 0.774 |
Female | 88 (43.3%) | 104 (41.6%) | ||
Age | 68.84 (10.62) | 69.77 (11.48) | 0.374 | |
Body mass index | 21.80 (3.84) | 22.44 (4.07) | 0.089 | |
Serum albumin (g/dl) | 3.87 (0.52) | 3.94 (0.49) | 0.112 | |
Smoking | 37 (18.2%) | 78 (31.2%) | 0.002 | |
Diabetes mellitus | 10 (5.0) | 15 (6.0) | 0.684 | |
Previous laparotomy | 30 (14.8) | 53 (21.2) | 0.088 | |
Emergency | 10 (5.0) | 32 (12.8) | 0.005 | |
Blood transfusion | 45 (22.2) | 49 (19.7) | 0.561 | |
Stoma-related | 11 (5.4) | 13 (5.2) | 1 | |
Organs of disease | Stomach | 117 (57.6) | 111 (44.4) | 0.133 |
Small Bowel | 7 (3.4) | 15 (6.0) | ||
Colon | 36 (17.7) | 60 (24.0) | ||
Rectum | 26 (12.8) | 37 (14.8) | ||
Hepatobiliary pancreas | 14 (6.9) | 22 (8.8) | ||
Others | 3 (1.5) | 5 (2.0) | ||
Malignancy | 193 (95.1) | 220 (88.0) | 0.012 | |
ASA score | 1 | 88 (43.3) | 89 (35.6) | 0.103 |
2 | 96 (47.3) | 124 (49.6) | ||
3 | 19 (9.4) | 37 (14.8) | ||
Types of operations | Gastrectomy (partial) | 79 (38.9) | 81 (32.4) | NA |
Gastrectomy (total) | 36 (17.7) | 26 (10.4) | ||
Colectomy | 36 (17.7) | 56 (22.4) | ||
Rectal anterior resection | 21 (10.3) | 33 (13.2) | ||
Miles or Hartmann | 4 (2.0) | 5 (2.0) | ||
Total pelvic exenteration | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | ||
Ileus (adhesiolysis) | 3 (1.5) | 3 (1.2) | ||
Ileus (anastomosis) | 3 (1.5) | 9 (3.6) | ||
Hepatobiliary pancreatic | 14 (6.9) | 22 (8.8) | ||
Others | 6 (3.0) | 14 (5.6) | ||
Sites of Incision | 1 Median (supra-umblical) | 113 (55.7) | 112 (44.8) | 0.079 |
2 Median (Median) | 28 (13.8) | 47 (18.8) | ||
3 Median (sub-umbilical) | 37 (18.2) | 54 (21.6) | ||
4 Subcostal | 2 (1.0) | 9 (3.6) | ||
5 Subcostal + median | 20 (9.9) | 20 (8.0) | ||
6 Right para-rectal | 3 (1.5) | 8 (3.2) | ||
Wound classification | 2 | 202 (99.5) | 243 (97.2) | 0.08 |
3 | 1 (0.5) | 9 (3.6) | ||
Operative time (min) | 135.8 (56.67) | 165.5 (76.8) | < 0.001 | |
Blood loss (ml) | 138.1 (214.00) | 143.7(221.7) | 0.787 | |
Drainage from abdominal cavity | 161 (79.3) | 214 (85.6) | 0.081 | |
Re-operation | 6 (3.0) | 11 (4.4) | 0.467 | |
Incisional SSI | Superficial | 18 (8.9) | 0 (0.0) | < 0.001 |
Deep | 7 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.003 | |
Organ/space SSI | 7 (3.4) | 13 (5.2) | 0.491 | |
Abscess | 3 (42.9) | 3 (23.1) | 4 (30.8) | |
Leakage | 4 (57.1) | 5 (38.5) | ||
Bowel Perforation | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.7) | ||
Others | 0 (0.0) | 4 (30.8) | ||
Postoperative hospital stay (days) | 26.8 (14.3) | 24.52 (14.7) | 0.093 | |