Table 1. Patient characteristics differentiated according to the type of ostomy.
| Ileostomy (n = 54) |
Colostomy (n = 26) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years [median (range)] | 62.5 (26–84) | 63.1 (36–83) | 0.26 |
| Sex [male; female] | 30; 24 | 13; 13 | 0.64 |
| Ostomy [new formation; existing] | 38; 16 | 12; 14 | 0.04 |
| Surgical indications for new ostomy formation [n = 50] | |||
| Cancer | 27 | 10 | 0.48 |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 5 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Other | 6 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Length of hospital stay, days [median (range)] | 15 (2–117) | 12.5 (2–116) | 0.59 |
| Number of drugs | |||
| inpatient prescriptions1, n [median (range)] | 8.5 (4–19) | 9.5 (3–19) | 0.50 |
| home medication at admission, n [median (range)] | 2.5 (0–19) | 4.5 (0–14) | 0.23 |
1Including continued/ongoing home medication and on-demand medication, if administered within the last 24 hours.