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Table 2 Data and complication rates during the fecal diversion period

From: Loop ostomy following laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy

 

Total (n = 186)

LI (n = 77)

LTC (n = 109)

p value

Hospital stay (days)

13.9 ± 4.7

13.4 ± 4.7

14.3 ± 4.8

0.210

Time to first defecation (days)

1.9 ± 1.7

1.5 ± 1.0

2.2 ± 2.0

0.006

Dermatitis

20

15

5

0.001

Renal insufficiency

14

8

6

0.214

Parastomal hernia

29

6

23

0.014

Stoma prolapse

4

1

3

0.873

Retraction

1

0

1

1.000

Necrosis

1

0

1

1.000

Electrolyte disturbance

26

18

8

0.002

  1. LI loop ileostomy, LTC loop transverse colostomy