The prevalence of bacterial translocation in different preoperative clinical settings
| Total | Translocation | Percentage | Significance | ||
| Malignancy | 220 | 28 | 13 | ||
| No malignancy | 228 | 41 | 18 | χ2=2.49 | p=0.11 |
| IBD | 40 | 7 | 18 | ||
| No IBD | 408 | 62 | 15 | χ2=0.15 | p=0.70 |
| Weight loss >10% | 59 | 6 | 10 | ||
| No weight loss | 389 | 63 | 16 | χ2=1.43 | p=0.23 |
| Obstructive jaundice | 33 | 2 | 6 | ||
| No jaundice | 415 | 65 | 16 | χ2=2.22 | p=0.14 |
| TPN | 56 | 10 | 18 | ||
| No TPN | 392 | 59 | 15 | χ2=0.29 | p=0.59 |
| Age <70 years | 254 | 28 | 11 | ||
| Age >70 years | 194 | 41 | 21 | χ2=8.93 | p<0.01 |
| Elective surgery | 292 | 36 | 12 | ||
| Non-elective surgery | 156 | 33 | 12 | χ2=6.08 | p<0.02 |
| No obstruction | 365 | 48 | 13 | ||
| Proximal obstruction | 49 | 7 | 14 | ||
| Distal obstruction | 34 | 14 | 41 | χ2=18.6 | p<0.001 |
TPN, total parenteral nutrition; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.