| All patients n = 210 | Colonic preservation group n = 147 | Colonic resection group n = 63 | P-value* |
Age (years)** | 73 (59 - 81) | 70 (56 - 79) | 75 (70 - 83) | 0.004 |
Octogenarians, n (%) | 58 (28) | 35 (24) | 23 (37) | 0.06 |
Gender, n (%) Male Female |
124 (59) 86 (41) |
84 (57) 63 (43) |
40 (64) 23 (36) | 0.39 |
ASA Score, n (%) ASA I ASA II ASA III ASA IV ASA V |
25 (12) 52 (25) 103 (49) 28 (13) 2 (1) |
23 (16) 38 (26) 69 (46) 17 (11.6) - |
2 (3) 14 (22) 34 (54) 11 (18) 2 (3) | 0.01 |
Type of acute left sided colonic emergency, n (%) Malignant obstruction Perforated diverticulitis |
89 (42) 121 (58) |
63 (43) 84 (57) |
26 (41) 37 (59) | 0.83 |
Site of cancer, n (%) Splenic flexure Descending Sigmoid Rectosigmoid Missing data |
7 (3) 11 (5) 32 (15) 32 (15) 7 (3) |
6 (4) 7 (5) 20 (14) 24 (16) 6 (4) |
1 (2) 4 (6) 12 (19) 8 (13) 1 (2) | 0.62 |
Hinchey Classification, n (%) Hinchey I Hinchey II Hinchey III Hinchey IV |
18 (9) 29 (14) 49 (23) 25 (12) |
16 (11) 27 (18) 33 (22) 8 (5) |
2 (3) 2 (3) 16 (25) 17 (26) | <0.001 |
Type of procedure, n (%) Stent Percutaneous drainage Laparoscopic washout Resection |
63 (30) 18 (9) 66 (31) 63 (30) |
63 (43) 18 (12) 66 (45) - |
- - - 63 (100) | - |
Treatment success***, n (%) Yes No |
173 (82) 37 (18) |
118 (80) 29 (20) |
55 (87) 8 (13) | 0.16 |
Reintervention, n (%) Yes No |
19 (9) 191 (91) |
17 (12) 130 (88) |
2 (3) 61 (96) | 0.07 |
In hospital deaths, n (%) | 19 (9) | 11 (7) | 8 (13) | 0.23 |