Table 2.
Surgical details (N = 5 94)
| Surgical procedure, N (%) | |
| Ileocecal resection | 2 (0.3%) |
| Right hemicolectomy | 199 (33.5%) |
| Left hemicolectomy | 46 (7.7%) |
| Sigmoid resection | 117 (19.7%) |
| LAR1 | 99 (16.6%) |
| APR2 | 70 (11.8%) |
| TME3 | 25 (4.2%) |
| Exenteration | 12 (2.0%) |
| Other4 | 24 (4.0%) |
| Priority of procedure, N (%) | |
| Acute | 46 (7.7%) |
| Elective | 548 (92.3%) |
| Type of procedure, N (%) | |
| Laparoscopic | 353 (59.4%) |
| Robot (assisted) | 22 (3.7%) |
| Conversion | 64 (10.8%) |
| Open | 155 (26.1%) |
| Operative time in minutes, mean (SD5) | 210 (92) |
| Primary anastomosis, N (%) | 419 (70.5%) |
| Stoma, N (%) | |
| Ileostomy | 93 (15.7%) |
| Colostomy | 154 (25.9%) |
| Stoma prior to resection | 12 (2.0%) |
| Postoperative stay (d), (range) | 7 (3–77) |
1LAR low anterior resection
2APR abdominoperineal resection
3TME total mesorectal excision
4The following procedures were classified as ‘other’: transversectomy (n = 8), (sub)total colectomy (n = 9), right hemicolectomy combined with sigmoid resection (n = 5), right hemicolectomy combined with APR (n = 1), pelvic exenteration paired with right hemicolectomy (n = 1)
5SD standard deviation