Table 1.
Baseline & (post)operative characteristics
| Sigmoidectomy (n = 39) | Laparoscopic lavage (n = 38) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 63·9(12·3) | 63·1(13·3) | 0·955 |
| Sex | 0·494 | ||
| Male | 24(61·5) | 20(52·6) | |
| Female | 15(38·5) | 18(47.4) | |
| Body-mass index (kg/m2) * | 27·1(4·4) | 27·5(6·6) | 0·902 |
| ASA | 0.234 | ||
| I | 7(17·9) | 8(21·1) | |
| II | 12(30·8) | 17(44·7) | |
| III | 14(35·9) | 5(13·2) | |
| IV | 2(5·1) | 3(7·9) | |
| Missing | 4(10·3) | 5(13·2) | |
| Previous diverticulitis* | 9(25·7) | 9(30·0) | 0·784 |
| Previous laparotomy* | 3(7·7) | 4(10·5) | 0·854 |
| Disease severity preoperative | |||
| Mannheim peritonitis index | 21(17–24) | 21(17–25·3) | 0·803 |
| APACHE II score | 8(6–12) | 7(5–10·3) | 0·163 |
| POSSUM physiological score | 21(18–27) | 19·5(17–24·3) | 0·224 |
| POSSUM operative score | 20(19–20) | 17(17–17) | < 0·001 |
| Interval from ER to surgery (h)* | 12·5(6–42·3) | 14(8–46) | 0·631 |
| (Post)operative characteristics | |||
| Procedure | |||
| Sigmoidectomy | |||
| Primary anastomosis | 20(48·7) | 0 | |
| Hartmann’s procedure | 19(48·7) | 1(2·6) | |
| Laparoscopic lavage | 1(3·6) | 37(97·4) | |
| Stoma constructed within the first year | |||
| Ileostomy | 12(30·8) | 0 | |
| Colostomy | 20(51·3) | 10(26·3) | |
| Stoma free after index procedure | 7(17·9) | 28(73·7) | |
| Operation time (min) | 112(90–127) | 58(46·75–95·75) | < 0·001 |
| Number of patients operated on by a gastrointestinal surgeon | 34(89·5) | 33(86·8) | 0·100 |
Significant outcome of p < 0.05 are given in bold
Data are mean (SD), n (%), or median (IQR)
POSSUM physiological and operative severity score for the enumeration of mortality and morbidity, ASA the American society of anesthesiologists, APACHE acute physiology and chronic health evaluation
*Occasional missing data