Table 2.

Outcome following early and delayed elective resections performed for complicated diverticulitis n (%)

	Early elective resection(n = 272)	Delayed elective resection performed (n = 141)	P value
Operation
Minimally invasive surgery	204 (75.0)	119 (84.4)	0.032
Open surgery	68 (25.0)	22 (15.6)
Procedure
Hartman	1 (0.4)	0 (0.0)	0.75
Protective stoma	17 (6.3)	8 (5.7)
Primary anastomosis without stoma	254 (93.4)	133 (94.3)
Surgical complications
Wound infection	30 (11.0)	10 (7.1)	0.22
Anastomotic leakage	14 (5.1)	6 (4.3)	0.81
Reoperation	22 (8.1)	8 (5.7)	0.43
Medical complications
Uriary tract infection	16 (5.9)	7 (5.0)	0.82
Pneumonia	9 (3.3)	4 (2.8)	1
Overall morbidity	41 (15.1)	16 (11.3)	0.16
Mortality	1 (0.4)	1 (0.7)	1
Socioeconomic data (mean ± SD)
Duration of hospital stay (d)	16.1 ± 9.0	13.3 ± 7.9	0.002
Duration of operation (min)	166.2 ± 44.2	149.1 ± 39.1	< 0.001
Duration of ICU stay (d)	0.64 ± 0.90	0.72 ± 0.91	0.47
Overall costs (€)	8423 ± 968	9296 ± 694	< 0.001

ICU: Intensive care unit.