More patients should undergo surgery after sigmoid volvulus

Table 1 Demographic data of study subjects n (%)

	All patients, n = 61
Median age, yr (range)	78 (23-95)
Male/female	40/21
Median BMI (range)	23 (17-33)
Median ASA score (range)	3 (1-4)
Missing ASA scores, n	19
Comorbidity
Previous abdominal surgery	14 (23)
Diabetes	5 (8)
Cardiovascular disease	32 (52)
Cancer	5 (8)
Neurological	32 (52)
Total	53 (87)

ASA: American society of anesthesiologists; BMI: Body mass index.

Table 2 Outcome after surgery for sigmoid volvulus at first admission or elective readmission n (%)

	Emergency surgery, n = 4	Semi-elective surgery, n = 18	Elective surgery, n = 10	All patients, n = 32
Median age, yr (range)	69 (54-82)	77 (23-87)	61 (49-82)	71 (23-87)
Median ASA score (range)	2	3	2	2
Missing ASA scores, n	1	4	1	6
Anastomosis: Hartmann	0:4	10:8	8:2	18:14
Perforation	1 (25)	0	0	1 (3)
30-d mortality	0	6 (33)	0	6 (19)
Morbidity	1 (25)	5 (36)	3 (30)	9 (35)

ASA: American society of anesthesiologists.

Table 3 Surgery at first admission or elective readmission vs conservative treatment

	Surgery at first admission and elective surgery, n = 32	Conservative treatment at first admission, n = 26	P
Median age, yr (range)	71 (23-87)	82 (49-95)	0.004
Median ASA score	2	3	0.012
Missing ASA scores, n	6	12	-
30-d mortality, n (%)	6 (19)	4 (15)	-

ASA: American society of anesthesiologists.