Emergent Colectomy Is Independently Associated With Decreased Long-Term Overall Survival In Colon Cancer Patients

Keywords

Colectomy; Colon cancer; Colonic neoplasm; Emergencies; Outcomes research

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the long-term overall survival (OS) of colon cancer patients who underwent emergent resection versus patients who were resected electively. Methods: The 2006–2012 National Cancer Data Base was queried for colon cancer patients who underwent surgical resection. Emergent resection was defined as resection within 24 h of diagnosis. A mixed-effects logistic regression was used to estimate the effect of emergent resection on 30- and 90-day mortality. A propensity score-matched mixed-effects Cox proportional-hazards model was used to estimate the effect of emergent resection on 5-year OS. Results: Two hundred fourteen thousand one hundred seventy-four patients met inclusion criteria, 30% of the cohort had an emergent resection. After controlling for patient and hospital factors, pathological stage, lymph node yield, margin status, and adjuvant chemotherapy, emergent resection was associated with increased odds of 30-day mortality (OR = 1.69, 95% CI = 1.60, 1.78) and hazard of death at 5 years (HR = 1.13, 95% CI = 1.09, 1.15) compared to elective resections. Conclusion: Emergent resection for colon cancer is independently associated with poor short-term outcomes and decreased 5-year OS compared to elective resection. With 30% of cases in this study emergent, these findings underlie the importance of adherence to colon cancer screening guidelines to limit the need for emergent resections.

Publication Date

3-1-2017

Publication Title

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volume

21

Issue

3

Number of Pages

543-553

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-017-3355-8

Socpus ID

85009266630 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85009266630

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