Table 3 Surgical outcomes in comparison according to the pre and post protocol.

From: Liberal surgical laparoscopy reduction for acute intussusception: experience from a tertiary pediatric institute

 

Pre protocol (136)

Post protocol (479)

  

Types of surgery, n (%)

 Laparoscopic

122(122/136, 90.0%)

462(462/479, 96.5%)

 < 0.001

0.29 (0.23–0.36)

 Open

14(10.0%)

17(4.5%)

0.003

 

 Laparoscopic-open

21(21/122, 17.2%)

19(19/462, 4.1%)

 < 0.001

 

Operation duration (min, mean ± SD)

158.6 ± 47.5

169.8 ± 56.4

0.036

 

Early ileus

27

35

 < 0.001

3.14 (1.82–4.41)

No. of patients with intestinal resection, n (%)

42 (30.9%)

37 (7.7%)

 < 0.001

5.43 (3.25–8.76)

ICU admission, n (%)

8 (7.4%)

7 (1.5%)

 < 0.001

3.12 (1.59–6.50)

No. of patients with complications, n (%)

38

47

 < 0.001

3.56 (2.20–5.76)

No. of patients with severe complications, n (%)

17 (17/136, 12.5%)

21 (21/479, 4.4%)

0.001

3.16 (1.59–6.09)

 Shock

13

11

 < 0.001

4.50 (1.97–10.28)

 Pneumonia

19

22

 < 0.001

3.37 (1.77–6.44)

 SSI

22

31

0.001

2.79 (1.56–5.00)

Unplanned reoperations

4

1

0.01

14.48 (1.61–130.70)

Postoperative hospital stay (days, mean ± SD)

5.2 ± 3.7

3.3 ± 2.5

0.014

 

Cost analysis for patients operated, median (IQR), RMB, yuan

10,698 (8851–17,897)

9967 (7983–16,537)

0.126