Table 2.
Perioperative characteristics for patients with rectum cancer and patients with colon cancer
| <80 years | ≥80 years | Total | Missing | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rectum carcinoma | |||||
| All patients | 9223 (85.4) | 1571 (14.6) | 10794 | ||
| Operation technique | 86 (0.8) | <0.001 | |||
| Minimally invasive | 5538 (60.6) | 825 (52.6) | 6363 (59.4) | ||
| Open surgery | 3588 (39.3) | 738 (47.1) | 4326 (40.4) | ||
| Other | 15 (0.2) | 4 (0.3) | 19 (0.2) | ||
| Patients with anastomosis | 8335 (87.8) | 1154 (12.2) | 9489 | ||
| Protective stoma | 5978 (71.7) | 709 (61.5) | 6687 (70.5) | 5 (0.1) | <0.001 |
| Anastomotic technique | 0 | 0.512 | |||
| Handsewn | 1117 (13.4) | 146 (12.7) | 1263 (13.3) | ||
| Stapled | 7218 (86.6) | 1008 (87.3) | 8226 (86.7) | ||
| Colon carcinoma | |||||
| All patients | 6567 (80.4) | 1598 (19.6) | 8165 | ||
| Operation technique | 6 (0.1) | <0.001 | |||
| Minimally invasive | 3658 (55.7) | 752 (47.1) | 4410 (54.1) | ||
| Open surgery | 2901 (44.2) | 845 (52.9) | 3746 (45.9) | ||
| Other | 3 (0.0) | 0 | 3 (0.0) | ||
| Patients with anastomosis | 6246 (81.4) | 1426 (18.6) | 7672 | ||
| Protective stoma | 543 (9.0) | 135 (9.8) | 678 (9.1) | 262 (3.4) | 0.378 |
| Anastomotic technique | 0 | 0.014 | |||
| Handsewn | 1570 (25.1) | 404 (28.3) | 1974 (25.7) | ||
| Stapled | 4676 (74.9) | 1022 (71.7) | 5698 (74.3) |
Values in parentheses are percentages.