Rates of severe complications in patients undergoing colorectal surgery for deep endometriosis—a retrospective multicenter observational study

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Contributors

  • Gernot Hudelist - , Hospital St. John of God; Rudolfinerhaus Private Clinic and Campus (Author)
  • Matthias Korell - , Johanna-Etienne-Hospital (Author)
  • Michael Burkhardt - , Medius Klinik Ostfildern (Author)
  • Radek Chvatal - , Znojmo District Hospital (Author)
  • Ezgi Darici - , Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Author)
  • Desislava Dimitrova - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Author)
  • Jan Drahonovsky - , University of Prague (Author)
  • Bashar Haj Hamoud - , Saarland University (Author)
  • Daniela Hornung - , Diakonissen Hospital Karlsruhe-Rüppurr (Author)
  • Bernhard Krämer - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • Guenter Noe - , Rhineland Clinic (Author)
  • Peter Oppelt - , Kepler Medical University (Author)
  • Sebastian Daniel Schäfer - , University of Münster (Author)
  • Beata Seeber - , Innsbruck Medical University (Author)
  • Uwe Andreas Ulrich - , Martin Luther Hospital Berlin (Author)
  • Rene Wenzl - , Medical University of Vienna (Author)
  • Rudy Leon De Wilde - , Universitätsmedizin Oldenburg (Author)
  • Pauline Wimberger - , Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics (Author)
  • Birgit Senft - , Statistix Institute (Author)
  • Joerg Keckstein - , Drs Keckstein (Author)
  • Eliana Montanari - , Hospital St. John of God; Rudolfinerhaus Private Clinic and Campus (Author)
  • Cloe Vaineau - , University of Bern (Author)
  • Martin Sillem - , Saarland University (Author)

Abstract

Introduction: Surgical experience and hospital procedure volumes have been associated with the risk of severe complications in expert centers for endometriosis in France. However, little is known about other certified units in Central European countries. Material and methods: This retrospective observational study included 937 women who underwent surgery for colorectal endometriosis between January 2018 and January 2020 in 19 participating expert centers for endometriosis. All women underwent complete excision of colorectal endometriosis by rectal shaving, discoid or segmental resection. Postoperative severe complications were defined as grades III–IV of the Clavien–Dindo classification system including anastomotic leakage, fistula, pelvic abscess and hematoma. Surgical outcomes of centers performing less than 40 (group 1), 40–59 (group 2) and ≥60 procedures (group 3) over a period of 2 years were compared. Results: The overall complication rate of grade III and IV complications was 5.1% (48/937), with rates of anastomotic leakage, fistula formation, abscess and hemorrhage in segmental resection, discoid resection and rectal shaving, respectively, as follows: anastomotic leakage 3.6% (14/387), 1.4% (3/222), 0.6% (2/328); fistula formation 1.6% (6/387), 0.5% (1/222), 0.9%; (3/328); abscess 0.5% (2/387), 0% (0/222) and 0.6% (2/328); hemorrhage 2.1% (8/387), 0.9% (2/222) and 1.5% (5/328). Higher overall complication rates were observed for segmental resection (30/387, 7.8%) than for discoid (6/222, 2.7%, P = 0.015) or shaving procedures (12/328, 3.7%, P = 0.089). No significant correlation was observed between the number of procedures performed and overall complication rates (rSpearman = −0.115; P = 0.639) with a high variability of complications in low-volume centers (group 1). However, an intergroup comparison revealed a significantly lower overall severe complication rate in group 3 than in group 2 (2.9% vs 6.9%; P = 0.017) without significant differences between other groups. Conclusions: A high variability in complication rates does exist in centers with a low volume of activity. Major complications may decrease with an increase in the volume of activity but this effect cannot be generally applied to all institutions and settings.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1057-1064
Number of pages8
JournalActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Volume101 (2022)
Issue number10
Publication statusPublished - 30 Sept 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

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PubMed 35818905

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Keywords

  • colorectal endometriosis, endometriosis, endoscopic surgery, laparoscopy, surgical techniques

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