Table 4 Post-operative outcomes and adverse events. Infection was defined as a fever and/or rise in CRP and positive culture. Continuous data is presented as median (IQR)[range]
Intrathecal analgesia (n = 39) | Epidural analgesia (n = 114) | P | Matched Epidural cohort (n = 39) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duration of postoperative norepinephrine administration (h) | 6 (4.5–8)[2–24.5) | 6.5 (5–9)[0–60) | 0.093 | 7.5 (5–9)[0–60] | 0.064 |
Urine production in the first two days (ml) | 4057 (2967–5656)[1818–8480] | 3735 (2940–4750)[514–12.420] | 0.268 | 3817 (2761–5275)[1440–6946] | 0.505 |
Fluid Challenges in the first two days (ml) | 500 (500–875)[250–1000] | 500 (500–1250)[500–2500] | 0.266 | 500 (500–1500)[500–2500] | 0.200 |
Clavien-Dindo classification, n (%) | 0.331 | 0.237 | |||
- 0 | 8 (21) | 27 (24) | 6 (15) | ||
- 1 | 19 (49) | 34 (30) | 12 (31) | ||
- 2 | 10 (26) | 41 (36) | 15 (38) | ||
- 3 | 1 (3) | 9 (8) | 5 (13) | ||
- 4 | 1 (3) | 2 (2) | 1 (3) | ||
- 5 | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | ||
Infection, n (%) | 5 (13) | 30 (26) | 0.121 | 9 (23) | 0.377 |
Pneumonia, n (%) | 2 (5) | 2 (2) | 0.601 | 1 (3) | 1.000 |
Anastomotic leakage, n (%) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 1.000 | 0 (0) | N/A |
Ileus, n (%) | 7 (18) | 20 (18) | 0.808 | 7 (18) | 1.000 |
Delirium, n (%) | 2 (5) | 6 (5) | 1.000 | 2 (5) | 1.000 |
Transfusion, n (%) | 5 (13) | 13 (11) | 0.768 | 5 (13) | 1.000 |
Parenteral nutrition, n (%) | 4 (10) | 19 (17) | 0.596 | 7 (18) | 1.000 |