Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| N = 1860 | Stent followed by resection (%) N = 44 | Stoma followed by resection (%) N = 42 | Acute resection (%) N = 1774 | p value Stent versus stoma versus acute resection | p value stent/stoma versus acute resection | p value stent versus acute resection | p value stoma versus acute resection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male:female | 20:24 | 24:18 | 858:916 | 0.49 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.29 |
| Mean age (range) | 69.9 (53–86) | 64.9 (35–89) | 71.4 (15–100) | <0.01 | 0.01 | 0.43 | <0.01 |
| ASA score (N = 1830) | |||||||
| I | 8/44 (18.2) | 7/42 (16.7) | 253/1744 (14.5) | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.26 | 0.51 |
| II | 23/44 (52.3) | 29/42 (69.0) | 877/1744 (50.3) | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.52 | 0.05 |
| III | 13/44 (29.5) | 6/42 (14.3) | 538/1744 (30.8) | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.38 | 0.03 |
| IV | 0/44 (0.0) | 0/42 (0.0) | 75/1774 (4.3) | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.41 | 0.26 |
| V | 0/44 (0.0) | 0/42 (0.0) | 1/1744 (0.1) | 0.98 | 0.82 | 0.88 | 0.87 |
| Yeara (N = 1853) | |||||||
| 2009 | 9/264 (3.4) | 2/264 (0.7) | 253/264 (95.8) | ||||
| 2010 | 12/330 (3.6) | 11/330 (3.3) | 307/330 (93.0) | ||||
| 2011 | 11/401 (2.7) | 11/401 (2.7) | 379/401 (94.5) | ||||
| 2012 | 9/434 (2.0) | 7/434 (1.6) | 427/434 (96.9) | ||||
| 2013 | 2/415 (0.5)b | 11/415 (2.7)b | 402/415 (96.9)b | ||||
| Tumor localization (N = 1860) | |||||||
| Cecum | 6/44 (13.7) | 16/42 (38.1) | 621/1774 (35.0) | <0.01 | 0.03 | <0.01 | 0.78 |
| Ascending colon | 14/44 (31.8) | 6/42 (14.3) | 499/1774 (28.1) | 0.12 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.04 |
| Hepatic flexure | 7/44 (15.9) | 6/42 (14.3) | 268/1774 (15.1) | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.61 | 0.79 |
| Transverse colon 5 | 17/44 (38.6) | 14/42 (33.3) | 386/1774 (21.8) | 0.07 | <0.01 | 0.19 | 0.05 |
| pT4 stage (N = 1845) | 8/44 (18.2) | 20/42 (47.6) | 589/1759 (33.5) | 0.02 | 0.88 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| pN1–2 (N = 1832) | 21/44 (47.7) | 27/42 (65.9) | 1131/1747 (64.7) | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.75 |
| M1 stage (N = 1769) | 13/43 (30.2) | 15/41 (36.6) | 478/1712 (27.9) | 0.83 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.59 |
| Postoperative chemotherapy yes/no (N = 1828) | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.92 | 0.21 | |||
| Adjuvant | 12/43 (27.9) | 16/42 (38.1) | 505/1743 (29.0) | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.99 | 0.16 |
| Palliative | 6/43 (14.0) | 6/42 (14.3) | 242/1743 (13.9) | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.96 |
aPercentage of row total instead of column total
bNumber of stents placed decreased significantly from 2009–2010–2011 versus 2012–2013, p < 0.01. The number of stomas and acute resections increased, p = 0.01 and p = 0.03, respectively