Clinical characteristics and risk factors of post-operative intestinal flora disorder following laparoscopic colonic surgery: A propensity-score-matching analysis

Table 2 The clinical features and treatment strategies of intestinal flora disorder, n (%)

Clinical features	Statistics
The first symptoms at the diagnosis of IFD
Abdominal distension	38 (39.1)
Diarrhea	50 (51.6)
Fever	8 (8.3)
Septic shock	1 (1.0)
The occurrence timepoint of IFD
POD 1-2	15 (15.4)
POD 3-4	48 (49.6)
POD 5-6	34 (36.0)
The routin stool tests (Yes/No)	63/34
The results of stool test (WBC/HPF)
0-1	23 (36.6)
2-5	8 (12.7)
6-10	10 (15.9)
11-15	5 (7.9)
> 15	17 (26.9)
The detection of Clostridium difficile (Yes/No)	51/47
The results of Clostridium test (Positive/Negative)	15/36
Intestinal flora treatment (Yes/No)	88/9
Oral norvancomycin (Yes/No)	72/25
The duration of oral rvancomycin
1-4 d	41 (56.9)
5-7 d	21 (29.2)
> 7 d	10 (13.9)
Venous vancomycin (Yes/No)	33/64
The duration of venous vancomycin
1-4 d	15 (45.4)
5-7 d	13 (39.4)
> 7 d	5 (15.2)
The insertion of gastric tube (Yes/No)	23/74
The timepoint of insertion
POD 1-3	6 (26.1)
POD 4-6	17 (73.9)
The duration of gastric tube
1-3 d	16 (69.6)
4-7 d	7 (30.4)
The insertion of ileus tube (Yes/No)	11/86
The timepoint of insertion
POD 5-7	4 (36.4)
POD 7-12	7 (63.6)
The duration of ileus tube
4 d	7 (63.6)
6 d	2 (18.2)
≥ 7 d	2 (18.2)

IFD: Intestinal flora disorder; PSM: Propensity score matching; POD: Post-operative day; WBC: White blood cell; HPF: High power field.