Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Stoma closure n = 104 |
No stoma closure n = 51 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Male | 53 (51.0%) | 29 (56.9%) |
| Female | 51 (49.0%) | 22 (43.1%) |
| Age (years) | ||
| −50 | 3 (2.9%) | 5 (9.8%) |
| 50–60 | 22 (21.2%) | 6 (11.8%) |
| 60–70 | 35 (33.7%) | 16 (31.4%) |
| 70–80 | 34 (32.7%) | 13 (25.5%) |
| 80+ | 10 (9.6%) | 11 (21.6%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25 (17–38) | 24 (18–40) |
| BMI ≤ 30 | 80 (85.1%) | 39 (83.0%) |
| BMI > 30 | 14 (14.9%) | 8 (17.0%) |
| ASA-classification | ||
| ASA 1–2 | 81 (77.9%) | 33 (64.7%) |
| ASA 3–5 | 23 (22.1%) | 18 (35.3%) |
| Duration of symptoms prior to presentation (days) | 6 (0–173) | 5 (0–154) |
| Preoperative hemoglobin (mmol/L) | 8.8 (4.7–11.7) | 8.5 (5.2–11.4) |
| Preoperative leukocyte count (× 109/L) | 11.4 (4.1–27.2) | 11.1 (4.7–24.0) |
| Preoperative C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 10 (1–239) | 22 (1–290) |
| Preoperative eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 83 (32–154) | 76 (12–130) |
| Clinical M-stage | ||
| cM0 | 92 (91.1%) | 32 (64.0%) |
| cM1 | 9 (8.9%) | 18 (36.0%) |
| Type of resection | ||
| Sigmoidectomy | 61 (58.7%) | 26 (51.0%) |
| Left hemicolectomy | 20 (19.2%) | 11 (21.6%) |
| Subtotal colectomy | 2 (1.9%) | 3 (5.9%) |
| Low anterior resection (partial mesorectal excision) | 18 (17.3%) | 6 (11.8%) |
| Sigmoidectomy + right hemicolectomy | 3 (2.9%) | 4 (7.8%) |
| Transverse colon resection | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.0%) |
| Approach of operation | ||
| Open | 92 (88.5%) | 51 (100.0%) |
| Laparoscopic | 12 (11.5%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Stoma location | ||
| Ileum | 80 (76.9%) | 37 (72.5%) |
| Ascending colon | 1 (1.0%) | 3 (5.9%) |
| Transverse colon | 21 (20.2%) | 7 (13.7%) |
| Descending colon | 2 (1.9%) | 4 (7.8%) |
| Pathological tumor stage | ||
| pT2 | 3 (2.9%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| pT3 | 74 (71.2%) | 34 (66.7%) |
| pT4 | 27 (26.0%) | 17 (33.3%) |
| pN0 | 48 (46.2%) | 17 (33.3%) |
| pN1 | 34 (32.7%) | 19 (37.3%) |
| pN2 | 22 (21.2%) | 15 (29.4%) |
Data are given as number of cases (%). Continuous variables were given as median (range)
BMI, body mass index; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate