Table 8.
Main indication for elective colectomy
| Question | Answer | Total (no. 403) | No. of colectomies | Years of experience | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–50 (no. 302) | > 50 (no. 101) | p | ≤ 5 (no. 254) | > 5 (no. 149) | p | ||||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||||
| Question 19 | Age (≥ o < 50 y) | 7 | 1.7 | 5 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.279 | 4 | 1.6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.171 |
| Impact on QoL | 135 | 33.5 | 96 | 31.8 | 39 | 38.6 | 86 | 33.9 | 49 | 32.9 | |||
| No. of previous episodes | 99 | 24.6 | 81 | 26.8 | 18 | 17.8 | 69 | 27.2 | 30 | 20.1 | |||
| Immunodeficency | 51 | 12.7 | 38 | 12.6 | 13 | 12.9 | 32 | 12.6 | 19 | 12.8 | |||
| Previous abscess treated conservatively | 106 | 26.3 | 77 | 25.5 | 29 | 28.7 | 58 | 22.8 | 48 | 32.2 | |||
| Other | 5 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Question 19 = Indication for delayed, elective colectomy after AD. Which is the main factor?
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