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Table 4 Perioperative outcome and oncological treatment, stratified on specialization of surgical team

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

 

CRT

N = 319

EST

N = 210

GST

N = 127

p value#

n

(%)

n

(%)

N

(%)

Postoperative complications

All

113

(35.5)

75

(35.9)

39

(30.7)

0.53

Severe (≥ CD* 3b)

55

(17.2)

46

(21.9)

22

(17.3)

0.37

Postoperative mortality

30-day mortality

14

(4.4)

17

(8.1)

7

(5.5)

0.20

90-day mortality

28

(8.8)

25

(11.9)

10

(7.9)

0.37

Stoma

At primary operation

148

(46.4)

88

(41.9)

43

(33.9)

 < 0.05

Diverting ileostomy

54

(16.9)

12

(5.7)

11

(8.7)

 < 0.05

Sigmoidostomy

33

(10.3)

30

(14.3)

13

(10.2)

0.13

Other

61

(19.1)

46

(21.9)

19

(15.0)

0.25

Stoma after 3 years**

46/189

(24.3)

40/116

(34.5)

17/71

(23.9)

 < 0.05

Chemotherapy

Adjuvant

133

(41.7)

77

(36.7)

51

(40.2)

0.51

Palliative

28

(8.8)

21

(10.0)

11

(8.7)

0.87

Operated outside office hours***

84

(26.3)

59

(28.1)

34

(26.8)

0.75

  1. CST colorectal team, EST emergency surgical team, GST general surgical team
  2. #Chi-square test
  3. *CD Clavien-Dindo classification of postoperative complication
  4. **Permanent stomas in patients alive after 3 years
  5. ***Operation performed between 16 and 08 o’clock
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World Journal of Emergency Surgery

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