Impact of early or delayed elective resection in complicated diverticulitis

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2011; 17(48): 5274-5279
Published online Dec 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i48.5274

Table 1 Patient characteristics n (%)

	Early elective resection (n = 272)	Delayed elective resection (n = 149)	P value
Age (mean ± SD)	63.5 ± 13.1	64.2 ± 12.6	0.57
Sex
Male	121 (44.5)	63 (42.3)	0.66
Female	151 (55.5)	86 (57.7)
Classification of diverticulitis
Hinchey 1	230 (84.6)	132 (88.6)	0.28
Hinchey 2	42 (15.4)	17 (11.4)
ASA classification
ASA 1	10 (3.7)	4 (2.7)	0.69
ASA 2	150 (55.1)	89 (59.7)
ASA 3	107 (39.3)	52 (34.9)
ASA 4	5 (1.8)	4 (2.7)

ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Citation: Bachmann K, Krause G, Rawnaq T, Tomkotter L, Vashist Y, Shahmiri S, Izbicki JR, Bockhorn M. Impact of early or delayed elective resection in complicated diverticulitis. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(48): 5274-5279
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i48/5274.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i48.5274

Bachmann K, Krause G, Rawnaq T, Tomkotter L, Vashist Y, Shahmiri S, Izbicki JR, Bockhorn M. Impact of early or delayed elective resection in complicated diverticulitis. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(48): 5274-5279 [PMID: 22219596 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i48.5274]

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