Table 3 Clinical complications among patients with and without intraluminal bleeding
From: Incidence and risk factors for anastomotic bleeding in lower gastrointestinal surgery
With intraluminal bleeding (n = 7) | Without intraluminal bleeding (n = 302) | Fisher’s exact or Mann–Whitney U test | |
|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | No. (%) | P value | |
Transfusion | 4 (57.1) | 37 (12.3) | .01 |
Decrease in hemoglobin ≥ 20 g/dL | 6 (85.7) | 32 (10.6) | .001 |
Re-intervention | 1 (14.3) | 15 (4.9) | .31 |
Wound infection | 2 (28.6) | 27 (8.9) | .13 |
Cardiac ischemia | 2 (28.6) | 8 (2.7) | .02 |
Pulmonary overload | 1 (14.3) | 2 (.66) | .07 |
Atrial fibrillation | 2 (28.6) | 8 (2.7) | .02 |
Septic shock | 1 (14.3) | 6 (2.0) | .15 |
Gastroparesis | 1 (14.3) | 2 (.66) | .07 |
Acute renal failure | 1 (14.3) | 10 (3.3) | .23 |
Death | 0 (0) | 9 (2.9) | .23 |