Table 5.
Initial operative procedures and postoperative mortality
| Initial operative procedure | 60–69 years (n = 101) | 70 years and older (n = 43) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency surgery (n = 24) | Elective surgery (n = 77) | Emergency surgery (n = 6) | Elective surgery (n = 37) | |||||
| No. of deaths | No. of deaths | No. of deaths | No. of deaths | |||||
| TC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| IPAA (hand sewn) with ileostomy | 7 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IPAA (hand sewn) without ileostomy | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IPAA (stapled anastomosis) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| IRA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| TPC | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 7 (29.2 %) | 77 | 0 (0 %) | 6 | 1 (16.7 %) | 37 | 1 (2.7 %) |
TP total colectomy with mucous fistula or Hartmann procedure, IPAA ileal pouch anal anastomosis, IRA ileorectal anastomosis, TPC total proctocolectomy