Benefits of laparoscopy-assisted ileostomy in colorectal cancer patients with bowel obstruction

Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients undergoing laparoscopy-assisted versus conventional ileostomies, n (%)

Characteristics	Conventional group (n = 22)	Laparoscopic group (n = 26)	P value
Age, yr	63.5 ± 8.4	61.4 ± 7.4	0.339
Sex
Male	12 (54.5)	16 (61.5)	0.624
Female	10 (45.4)	10 (38.4)	0.643
Body mass index, kg/m2 [median (IQR)]	20.2 ± 3.2	20.8 ± 2.8	0.47
Mean ASA Class	2.3 ± 4.9	2.3 ± 4.8	0.902
Comorbidities	19 (86.4)	23 (88.5)	0.827
DM	11 (50)	14 (53.8)	0.790
Hypertension	15 (68.2)	17 (65.4)	0.838
CKD	5 (22.7)	7 (26.9)	0.738
Hypothyroidism	0 (0)	2 (7.7)	0.184
Cardiac disease	2 (9.1)	2 (7.7)	0.861
Smoking	2 (9.1)	4 (15.4)	0.511
Drinking	8 (36.4)	12 (46.2)	0.493

ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; CKD: Chronic kidney disease; DM: Diabetes mellitus; IQR: Interquartile range.