Out of the 49 patients who underwent attempted reanastomosis
after Hartmann’s procedure, 23 were male (46.9%)
and 26 were female (53.1%). The median age of the patients was
67 (range 17.8–87.3) years, and 31 (63.3%) patients were > 60
years of age. 26 (53.1%) patients had prior comorbidities such
as hypertension, diabetes mellitus and ischaemic heart disease,
while 11 patients had no prior comorbidities but were classified
as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade 2 in view of
their elderly status (age > 70 years). Most of the patients (75.5%)
belonged to ASA 2 or ASA 3 (Table II). None of the premorbid
conditions were associated with a higher risk of morbidity. Older
age was also not associated with higher morbidity (p = 0.13).
Patients who were classified as ASA 3 did not have significantly
higher morbidity compared to ASA 1 or ASA 2 patients (p = 0.232).