title: Evaluation of the patients with colorectal cancer undergoing emergent curative surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of our study is to evaluate perioperative and mid-term oncologic outcomes of the patients with colorectal cancer, who underwent emergent curative surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included all patients with colorectal cancer, who underwent surgery for curative intent between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2014 in General Surgery Department of Kartal Training and Research Hospital. The patients were divided into two groups according to the type of admission (emergent or elective). The data of the patients were retrospectively collected with chart review. Demographic characteristics of the patients, ASA scores, emergent indications and surgical interventions, postoperative complications, pathological findings, oncological therapy, and follow-up findings were investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-one and 209 patients were evaluated in both groups, respectively. Rate of right sided and sigmoid/recto-sigmoid tumors were significantly higher in emergent group. Ostomy rate, early morbidity, ICU need, transfusion, and mortality rates in emergent group were significantly higher than elective group. Average length of hospital stay in emergent group was also significantly longer in elective group (11.2 ± 3.2 vs. 8.4 ± 2.4 days). The patients in emergent group had a much lower survival rate than those in elective group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In our study, emergency presentation of colorectal cancer was found associated with increased morbidity, a longer length of stay, increased in-hospital mortality, advanced pathologic stage and worsened long term survival in even same stages.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fikri
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kundes
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kement
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kaptanoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aytaç
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kocaoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karahan
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serkan Fatih
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Yegen
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Emre
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Atici
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Civil
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eser
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tebessum
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nejdet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bildik
keywords: Colon cancers; Colorectal cancers; Emergency surgery; Rectal cancer