J-VAC drainage system

With (n = 24)

Without (n = 23)

p value

Incisional SSI (n%)

4 (16.7%)

13 (56.5%)

0.0043

Age (year old)

65 (25 - 78)

70 (19 - 86)

n.s

Gender

Male

12

16

n.s

Female

12

7

Grade 2

14

9

n.s

ASA grade

Grade 3

7

10

n.s

Grade 4

3

4

n.s

Operation time (min)

202 (70 - 315)

179 (119 - 424)

n.s

Blood loss (ml)

400 (5 - 2650)

520 (5 - 1950)

n.s

Blood transfusion

12

13

n.s

Ostomy formation

21

4

n.s

History of laparotpmy

14

13

n.s

Diabetes

4

2

n.s

Preoperative steroid use

12

3

0.0339

Smoking

8

6

n.s

BMI (kg/m²)

21.9 (16.1 - 28.9)

22.4 (15.5 - 29.5)

n.s

TSF (mm)

17.8 (9 - 43)

15 (5 - 67)

n.s

Preoperative albumin (g/dl)

2.55 (1.4 - 3.9)

2.6 (0.6 - 4.2)

n.s

Postoperative albumin (g/dl)

1.9 (1.1 - 3.3)

1.9 (0.2 - 2.7)

n.s