| Laparoscopy Age >80 (N = 20) | Laparoscopy Age <80 (N = 54) | Open Age >80 (N = 20) | p-value* | p-value** |
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 85.2 ± 4.4 | 62.1 ± 15.3 | 85.3 ± 3.3 | 0.0001 | 0.93 |
Gender (female/male) | 13/7 | 15/39 | 13/7 | 0.54 | 1 |
ASA score (mean ± SD) | 2.6 (±1) | 2.2 (±1.1) | 2.8 (±1.1) | 0.103 | 0.55 |
Indication for surgery |
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| 0.29 | 0.69 |
Colon/rectal cancer | 14 | 27 | 15 |
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Adenoma | 2 | 5 | 3 |
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Diverticular disease | 1 | 17 | 1 |
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Volvulus | 2 | 3 |
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Bowel obstruction | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Inflammatory bowel disease |
| 1 |
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Type of operation |
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| 0.42 | 0.99 |
Right Hemicolectomy | 12 (60%) | 20 (38%) | 12 (60%) |
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Left Hemicolectomy | 1 (5%) | 7 (12.4%) | 1 (5%) |
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Sigmoidectomy | 3 (15%) | 12 (22%) | 3 (15%) |
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Subtotal Colectomy | 1 (5%) | 1 (1.9%) | 1 (5%) |
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Anterior Resection/Abdominoperineal Resection | 3 (15%) | 12 (22.7%) | 3 (15%) |
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