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¹General Surgery, Topiwala National Medical College & B. Y. L. Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, IND.

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Stoma reversal surgery has significant risks, including surgical site infections and anastomotic leaks. Optimizing patient health and using nutritional support can reduce these complications.

Keywords:

anastomotic leak complications hartman’s procedure intestinal stoma reversal nutritional support risk-factors serum albumin

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Published on: October 29, 2014

Area of Science:

General Surgery
Surgical Outcomes

Background:

Restoring bowel continuity after temporary intestinal stoma formation is common.
Stoma reversal procedures carry significant risks of morbidity and mortality.
Complications include surgical site infection (SSI), anastomotic leak, sepsis, and death.

Purpose of the Study:

Identify common complications after intestinal stoma reversal.
Determine the incidence, severity, and risk factors of early postoperative complications.
Analyze factors influencing outcomes to optimize surgical results.

Main Methods:

Prospective observational study of 70 adult patients undergoing stoma reversal.
Data collected on demographics, clinical factors, and operative variables.
Statistical analysis using Chi-square, Fisher's exact, and t-tests (p<0.05 significant).

Main Results:

32.8% of patients experienced technical difficulty or iatrogenic injury, linked to colostomy/end stoma reversal.
45.7% had postoperative complications, most commonly SSI (37.1%).
Mortality (5.7%) associated with comorbidities and hypoalbuminemia; nutritional support reduced complications.

Conclusions:

Stoma reversal is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality.
Ileostomy reversal may be safer than colostomy or Hartmann's reversal.
Recommendations include judicious stoma creation, delayed reversal, comorbidity optimization, and nutritional support.