More patients should undergo surgery after sigmoid volvulus

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.