Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2019; 11(9): 365-372
Published online Sep 27, 2019. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i9.365
Table 2 Specific comorbidities of the study cohort, n (%)
Percutaneous
Laparoscopic
Surgical
P value
n = 347n = 248n = 107
Acute myocardial infarction15 (4.3)8 (3.2)5 (4.7)0.74
Congestive heart failure31 (8.9)19 (7.7)4 (3.7)0.21
Peripheral vascular disease15 (4.3)7 (2.8)3 (2.8)0.56
Cerebrovascular disease6 (1.7)3 (1.2)1 (0.9)0.78
Dementia2 (0.6)3 (1.2)0 (0.0)0.42
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease58 (16.7)43 (17.3)16 (15.0)0.86
Rheumatoid disease11 (3.2)3 (1.2)0 (0.0)0.07
Peptic ulcer disease10 (2.9)13 (5.2)3 (2.8)0.28
Mild liver disease52 (15.0)36 (14.5)9 (8.4)0.21
Diabetes without complications105 (30.3)61 (24.6)32 (29.9)0.29
Diabetes with complications12 (3.5)11 (4.4)5 (4.7)0.77
Hemiplegia or paraplegia3 (0.9)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0.21
Renal disease33 (9.5)24 (9.7)4 (3.7)0.14
Cancer (any malignancy)15 (4.3)6 (2.4)4 (3.7)0.46
Moderate or severe liver disease10 (2.9)17 (6.9)7 (6.5)0.06
Metastatic solid tumour6 (1.7)2 (0.8)0 (0.0)0.28
AIDS/HIV2 (0.6)1 (0.4)0 (0.0)0.72