Table 3 Clinical outcomes associated with operative versus conservative treatment in 187 patients.

From: Management of acute diverticulitis in Stage 0-IIb: indications and risk factors for failure of conservative treatment in a series of 187 patients

Variable

n = 44 (%)

n = 143 (%)

p-value

Length of stay (mean ± SD)

14.93 ± 16.15

7.41 ± 11.21

0.001

Major complications n (%)*

 No

31 (70.5)

113 (79.6)

0.206

 Yes

13 (29.5)

29 (20.4)

Readmission n (%)

 No

35 (87.5)

131 (93.43)

0.351

 Yes

5 (12.5)

11 (7.7)

Mortality**

 No

40 (90.9)

141 (98.6)

0.028

 Yes

4 (9.1)

2 (1.4)

  1. *missing: 1 patient, **one patient in the conservative group died after readmission and emergency reoperation.
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