Table 1.

Patient and clinical demographics.

Variable	Patients, n (%)
Median age (years)	66
Sex:
Male	60 (58.3)
Female	43 (41.7)
Body mass index (kg/m2):
18–24.9	38 (36.9)
25–29.9	37 (35.9)
30–34.9	17 (16.5)
35–39.9	7 (6.8)
> 40	4 (3.9)
American Society of Anesthesiologists score:
I	8 (7.8)
II	66 (64.1)
III	28 (27.2)
IV	1 (1.0)
Operative indication:
Ulcerative colitis	8 (7.8)
Colorectal malignancy	76 (73.8)
Crohn’s disease	9 (8.7)
Diverticular disease	3 (2.9)
Other	7 (6.8)
Surgery:
Subtotal colectomy	6 (5.8)
Restorative proctectomy and ileoanal pouch	3 (2.9)
Completion proctectomy	7 (6.8)
Panproctocolectomy	2 (1.9)
Anterior resection ± ileostomy	35 (34.0)
Right hemicolectomy	31 (30.9)
Sigmoid colectomy	3 (2.9)
Hartmann’s procedure	7 (6.8)
Abdominoperineal resection of rectum	6 (5.8)
Left hemicolectomy	2 (1.9)
Transverse colectomy	1 (1.0)