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. 2021 Apr;103(4):235–244. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2020.7137

Table 2 .

Study characteristics and outcome in the studies comparing DC, EC and SBTS

Author Year Country Number of patients n Mean Age Mean BMI ASA>III Tumour site DC n (%) Tumour site EC n (%) Tumour site SBTS n (%)
Chéreau 2013 France DC: 61 70.3±15.1 NR DC: 39 Rectosigmoid: 22 Rectosigmoid: 4 NA
EC: 11 69.3±15 EC: 6 Sigmoid: 21 Sigmoid: 5
Descending: 9 Descending: 2
Splenic flexure: 9 Splenic flexure: 0
 Krstic 2014 Serbia DC: 58 65.7±15 NR DC: 3 All rectosigmoid All rectosigmoid NA
EC: 63 67±11 EC: 3
Östämö 2016 Sweden DC: 23 67±12 NR DC: 7 Rectosigmoid: 1 Rectosigmoid: 0 Rectosigmoid: 1
EC: 57 74±12 EC: 24 Sigmoid: 10 Sigmoid: 39 Sigmoid: 15
SBTS: 20 71±10 Stent: 7 Descending: 7 Descending: 7 Descending: 2
Splenic flexure: 5 Splenic flexure: 11 Splenic flexure: 2
 Veld 2019 Netherlands DC: 345 68±4.3 25.2±4 DC: 6 Sigmoid: 233 Sigmoid: 1,364 Sigmoid: 169
EC: 2,013 71±4.3 25.6±7 EC: 109 Descending: 58 Descending: 375 Descending: 45
SBTS: 229 72±4 26±5 Stent: 57 Splenic flexure: 54 Splenic flexure: 274 Splenic flexure: 15
 Veld 2020 Netherlands DC: 121 67±12 24.6±3.6 DC: 27 Sigmoid: 62 NA Sigmoid: 60
SBTS: 121 71±11 26.3±6.5 SBTS: 22 Descending: 21 Descending: 20
Splenic flexure: 36 Splenic flexure: 2
 Pooled estimates DC: 608 Rectosigmoid: 81 (13) Rectosigmoid: 67 (3) Rectosigmoid: 1
EC: 2,265 Sigmoid: 326 (54) Sigmoid: 1,408 (66) Sigmoid: 245 (74)
SBTS: 370 Descending: 95 (16) Descending: 384 (18) Descending: 67( 20)
Total n: 3,243 Splenic flexure: 104 (17) Splenic flexure: 285 (13) Splenic flexure: 19 (6)
Total: 606 Total: 2,144 Total: 332

NA = nonapplicable; DC = decompressing colostomy; EC = emergency colectomy; NR = nonreported; Fl = flexure; SBTS = stenting bridge to surgery; ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists