Safety of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in a Low-Volume Setting: Review of Early and Late Outcome

Table 1

Summary of baseline demographics and clinical characteristics of 73 patients undergoing 75 laparoscopic large bowel or rectal resections.

Mean age (years) (range)	65 (24–90)
Male/female ratio	37/36
ASA classification (73 patients)
I	9
II	40
III	19
IV	5
Elective	66
Emergency	9
Intraoperative complication	0
Conversion to open surgery (%)	1 (1.3)
Median length of stay
Elective (range)	5 (3–15)
Emergency (range)	10 (5–35)