TABLE 2.
Additional number of stomas formed due to COVID‐19 in relation to all patients undergoing surgery
| COVID‐defunctioning‐stoma/all operations | COVID‐end‐stoma/all operations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Overall | ||||
| New COVID‐stomas | 27/2073 | 1.3% | 63/2073 | 3.0% |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 11/837 | 1.3% | 24/837 | 3.1% |
| Male | 16/1236 | 1.3% | 39/1236 | 3.2% |
| ASA grade | ||||
| 1–2 | 23/1420 | 1.6% | 36/1420 | 2.5% |
| 3–5 | 4/647 | 0.6% | 26/647 | 4.0% |
| Age (years) | ||||
| <50 | 3/174 | 1.7% | 2/174 | 1.1% |
| 50–69 | 15/966 | 1.6% | 31/966 | 3.2% |
| ≥70 | 9/933 | 1.0% | 30/933 | 3.2% |
| Operation | ||||
| Right resection | 1/724 | 0.1% | 10/724 | 1.4% |
| Left resection | 2/367 | 0.5% | 7/367 | 1.9% |
| Rectal resection | 24/935 | 2.5% | 45/935 | 4.8% |
| Total/subtotal/panproctocolectomy | 0/47 | 0 | 1/47 | 2.1% |
| Disease stage | ||||
| I–II | 11/838 | 1.3% | 31/838 | 3.4% |
| III | 13/653 | 2.0% | 30/653 | 4.6% |
| IV | 3/133 | 2.3% | 2/133 | 1.5% |
| Neoadjuvant radiotherapya | ||||
| Short course | 3/89 | 3.4% | 1/89 | 1.1% |
| Long course | 5/206 | 2.4% | 9/206 | 4.4% |
| None | 16/674 | 2.4% | 35/674 | 5.2% |
| Approach | ||||
| Minimally invasive | 11/1185 | 0.9% | 18/1185 | 1.5% |
| Open | 15/786 | 1.9% | 42/786 | 5.3% |
| Minimally invasive converted to open | 1/102 | 0.9% | 3/102 | 2.9% |
| Anastomotic techniqueb | ||||
| Stapled | 25/1474 | 1.7% | N/A | N/A |
| Hand sewn | 2/248 | 0.8% | N/A | N/A |
| Seniority | ||||
| Colorectal consultant | 13/1521 | 0.9% | 45/1521 | 3.0% |
| Colorectal trainee | 11/133 | 8.3% | 3/133 | 2.3% |
| General surgery consultant | 2/322 | 0.6% | 11/322 | 3.4% |
| General surgery trainee | 1/84 | 1.2% | 5/84 | 6.0% |
Percentage (%) is the increased number of new stomas (COVID‐stoma) formed during the COVID‐19 pandemic out of the total number of patients who had an operation in each group.
a
Of patients who had an operation involving the rectum.
b
Of patients who had an anastomosis.