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The introduction of one-stage procedures in emergency colonic surgery many years ago has relegated the use of the Hartmann procedure to the most seriously-ill patients, which has led to the high morbidity and mortality rates associated with this surgical technique. The aim of our study was to investigate our results using Hartmanns procedure and to evaluate several prognostic factors of postoperative mortality in this group of patients. ⋯ The patients who underwent Hartmanns procedure with high surgical ASA score and/or renal failure were at significantly higher risk of mortality.