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Table 2 Population characteristics and surgical factors according to NSAID use

From: Postoperative short-term use of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug flurbiprofen did not increase the anastomotic leakage rate in patients undergoing elective gastrointestinal surgery—a retrospective cohort study

 

Flurbiprofen (n=2282)

No NSAIDs (n=1371)

P value

Age

61 (53–67)

61 (54–68)

0.2759

Sex, n (%)

  

0.03

 Male

1524 (66.78%)

963 (70.24%)

 

 Female

758 (33.22%)

408 (29.76%)

 

BMI

23 (20.9–25)

23 (20.9–25.1)

0.7447

Tobacco use

  

0.3813

 Non-smoker

952 (60.33%)

580 (59.67%)

 

 Previous smoker

514 (22.57%)

328 (33.74%)

 

 Active smoker

112 (7.10%)

64 (6.58%)

 

Alcohol

  

0.7876

 Non-drinker

1123 (71.44%)

699 (71.99%)

 

 Previous drinker

386 (24.55 %)

227 (23.38%)

 

 Active drinker

63 (4.01%)

45 (4.63%)

 

Ischemic heart disease

93 (4.08%)

36 (2.63%)

0.0215

Hypertension

481 (21.08%)

276 (20.13%)

0.4943

Diabetes

213(9.93%)

125 (9.12%)

0.8269

Respiratory system disease

19 (0.83%)

12 (0.88%)

0.8917

ASA score

  

0.7537

 1

44 (1.93%)

22 (1.61%)

 

 2

1964 (86.10%)

1196 (87.3%)

 

 3

264 (11.57%)

147 (10.73%)

 

 4

9 (0.39%)

5 (0.36%)

 

Tumor stage

  

0.4766

 1

574 (25.15%)

373 (27.21%)

 

 2

717 (31.42%)

421 (30.71%)

 

 3

972 (42.59%)

569 (41.50%)

 

 4

19 (0.83%)

8 (0.58%)

 

Procedure type

  

<.0001

 Gastrectomy

1222 (53.55%)

832 (60.69%)

 

 Colorectomy

1060 (46.45%)

539 (39.31%)

 

Procedure approach

  

<.0001

 Laparoscopic

1256 (55.04%)

452 (33.09%)

 

 Open

1026 (44.96%)

919 (66.91%)

 

Intraoperative blood loss (ml)

100 (50–150)

100 (50–200)

<.0001

Intraoperative transfusion (yes)

140 (6.13%)

109 (7.95%)

0.035

Operating duration

3 (2.42–3.83)

3 (2.42–3.75)

0.809

Anastomotic leakage

37 (1.62%)

20 (1.46%)

0.701

In-hospital mortality

1 (0.04%)

1 (0.07%)

0.7156

  1. BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists