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