Who should operate patients presenting with emergent colon cancer? A comparison of short- and long-term outcome depending on surgical sub-specialization

Table 1 Patient and tumor characteristics stratified on specialization of operating team

	CRT* (N = 319)		EST** (N = 210)		GST*** (N = 127)		p value^#
	n	(%)	n	(%)	N	(%)	p value^#
Gender
Male	147	(46.1)	111	(52.9)	61	(48.0)	0.31
Female	172	(53.9)	99	(47.1)	66	(52.0)
Age
< 66	77	(24.1)	52	(24.8)	27	(21.3)	0.75
66–80	149	(46.7)	91	(43.3)	60	(47.2)	0.70
> 80	93	(29.2)	67	(31.9)	40	(31.5)	0.77
ASA score
ASA 1–2	175	(54.9)	80	(38.1)	74	(58.3)	< 0.05
ASA 3	126	(39.5)	92	(43.8)	40	(31.5)	< 0.05
ASA 4	14	(4.4)	21	(10.0)	12	(9.4)	< 0.05
Missing	4	(1.3)	17	(8.1)	1	(0.8)	–
Indication for surgery
Obstruction	261	(80.8)	155	(73.8)	97	(76.4)	0.08
Bleeding	13	(4.1)	9	(4.3)	4	(3.1)	0.87
Perforation	36	(11.3)	29	(13.8)	19	(15.0)	0.50
Other	9	(2.8)	17	(8.1)	7	(5.5)	< 0.05
Tumor location
Appendix	4	(1.3)	4	(1.9)	3	(2.4)	0.68
Right colon	115	(35.1)	84	(40.5)	55	(43.3)	0.31
Transverse colon	34	(10.7)	17	(8.1)	16	(12.6)	0.39
Left colon	166	(52.0)	104	(49.5)	53	(41.7)	0.14
pT stage
T1–T2	13	(4.1)	6	(2.9)	7	(5.5)	0.48
T3	137	(42.9)	89	(42.4)	56	(44.1)	0.95
T4	167	(52.4)	114	(54.3)	64	(50.4)	0.78
TX	2	(0.6)	1	(0.5)	0	(0.0)	–
pN stage
N0	106	(33.2)	72	(34.3)	56	(44.1)	0.06
N1–2	211	(66.1)	136	(64.8)	68	(53.5)	< 0.05
Missing	2	(0.6)	2	(1.0)	3	(2.4)	–
M-stage^¤
M0	246	(77.1)	164	(78.1)	97	(76.4)	0.93
M1	73	(22.9)	45	(21.4)	27	(21.3)	0.09
Missing	0	(0.0	1	(0.5)	3	(2.4)	–
Surgical specialization
CR^§	278	(87.7)	60	(29.4)	71	(56.3)	< 0.05
Non-CR	39	(12.3)	144	(70.6)	55	(43.7)	< 0.05

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