TABLE.
Operative approach and procedures during the study period
| Operation | March 2020–March 2021 cancer surgical provision | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 (n = 1591) | 2019 (n = 1631) | 2020 (n = 1093) | % change (–32) | p | |
| APR | 79 | 80 | 71 | (–11) | |
| AR NOS | 89 | 75 | 57 | (–30) | <0.01 |
| HAR | 141 | 137 | 83 | (–40) | |
| UL AR | 42 | 33 | 17 | (–55) | |
| LAR | 211 | 197 | 126 | (–38) | |
| Open extended right hemicolectomy | 31 | 34 | 21 | (–35) | |
| Laparoscopic extended right hemicolectomy | 38 | 32 | 12 | (–66) | <0.01 |
| Open right hemicolectomy | 183 | 182 | 142 | (–22) | 0.18 |
| Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy | 218 | 254 | 132 | (–72) | |
| Limited excision of large colon with anastomosis | |||||
| Laparoscopic | 53 | 61 | 34 | (–40) | 0.16 |
| Open | 36 | 51 | 36 | (–17) | |
| Left hemicolectomy with anastomosis | |||||
| Laparoscopic | 35 | 33 | 21 | (–38) | 0.01 |
| Open | 40 | 41 | 25 | (–38) | |
| Rectosigmoidectomy with stoma | 25 | 13 | 16 | (–16) | |
| Temporary colostomy | 34 | 30 | 27 | (–16) | 0.53 |
| Temporary ileostomy | 25 | 29 | 25 | (–7) | |
Statistical analysis used 1-way ANOVA.
APR = abdominoperineal resection; AR NOS = anterior resection not otherwise specified; HAR = high anterior resection; LAR = low anterior resection; ULAR = ultra low anterior resection.