Table 2 Comparison of operations with and without postoperative complications

N

66

22

Age (years)

58 (12)

64 (9)

P < 0.05

Body weight (kg)

60 (9)

59 (6)

NS

Males (per cent)

71

59

Anaesthesia time (min)

250 (68)

295 (72)

P < 0.01

Operating time (min)

190 (65)

235 (78)

P < 0.01

Blood loss (ml)

175 (107)

229 (131)

Urine output (ml)

426 (225)

614 (359)

P < 0.02

Starch (ml)

860 (328)

1000 (267)

NS

Ringer’s lactate (ml)

1655 (681)

1590 (453)

NS

Erythrocytes (N; ml)

6; 432 (264)

6; 466 (272)

Plasma (N; ml)

3; 335 (228)

2; 213 (205)

Time in PACU (min)

76 (35)

66 (27)

NS

Paralytic ileus (days)

3.1 (1.1)

3.8 (1.3)

P < 0.01

Food intolerance (days)

4.6 (2.2)

6.2 (3.2)

P < 0.03

Length of hospital stay (days)

12.7 (3.4)

15.6 (3.9)

P < 0.002