Overall (n = 226)		Green Path (n = 35; 15.5% of Total)		Yellow Path (n = 128; 56.6% of Total)		Red Path (n = 63; 27.9% of Total)		p ¥
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Pre-operative information
Sex
	Male	131	58	9	25.7	86	67.2	36	57.1	<0.001
	Female	95	42	26	74.3	42	32.8	27	42.9
Age
	Years (mean; SD)	65.96	14.97	69.69	13.64	64.79	15.8	66.27	13.75	0.226
BMI
	Underweight	19	8.4	2	5.7	11	8.6	6	9.5	0.002
	Normal	121	53.5	28	80	71	55.5	22	34.9
	Overweight	64	28.3	4	11.4	36	28.1	24	38.1
	Obese	22	9.7	1	2.9	10	7.8	11	17.5
Comorbidity
	Diabetes	33	14.6	3	8.6	17	13.3	13	20.6	0.219
	IBD	16	7.1	2	5.7	6	4.7	8	12.7	0.12
	Hematologic disorders	20	8.8	1	2.9	11	8.6	8	12.7	0.256
	Cardiovascular Disorders	90	39.8	12	34.3	53	41.4	25	39.7	0.747
	Psoriasis	1	0.4	0	0	0	0	1	1.6	0.273
	Atopic dermatitis	5	2.2	2	5.7	2	1.6	1	1.6	0.309
	Allergic dermatitis	18	8	1	2.9	8	6.3	9	14.3	0.075
Previous treatment
	Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy	49	21.7	7	20	32	25	10	15.9	0.343
	Radiotherapy	33	14.6	2	5.7	26	20.3	5	7.9	0.02
Any previous surgeries
	Yes	77	34.1	12	34.3	41	32	24	38.1	0.708
Type of stoma that was planned
	Colostomy	84	37.2	14	40	50	39.1	20	31.7	0.028
	Ileostomy	91	40.3	7	20	54	42.2	30	47.6
	Urostomy	51	22.6	14	40	24	18.8	13	20.6
A stoma siting was scheduled
	Yes	184	81.4	35	100	110	85.9	39	61.9	<0.001
Job types
	Sedentary	21	9.3	7	20	8	54.7	6	9.5	0.242
	Semi-sedentary	72	31.9	9	25.7	45	27.3	18	28.6
	Non-sedentary	47	20.8	5	14.3	29	13.3	13	20.6
	Not working	86	38.1	14	40	46	4.7	26	41.3
Sport activity
	Never	125	55.3	21	60	70	54.7	34	54	0.517
	Rarely	62	27.4	8	22.9	35	27.3	19	30.2
	Often	28	12.4	6	17.1	17	13.3	5	7.9
	Always	11	4.9	0	0	6	4.7	5	7.9
Baseline risks
	% risk of dermatitis (me; IQR)	18.21	2.37–18.21	2.71	0.60–2.71	12.23	1.63–12.23	89.52	78.18–89.52	<0.001
	% risk of itchiness (me; IQR)	29.46	16.81–29.46	15.15	10.21–15.15	34.52	24.31–34.52	34.52	22.88–34.52	<0.001
	% risk of infections (me; IQR)	5.12	1.30–5.12	4.03	0.93–4.03	4.59	1.02–4.60	5.13	2.48–5.13	0.016
	% risk of ulcers (me; IQR)	20.99	9.1–20.99	9.28	6.65–9.28	18.62	7.27–18.62	46.93	35.57–46.93	<0.001
	% average risk of complications (me; IQR)	22.96	14.99–22.96	8.9	7.03–8.96	20.63	16.53–20.63	43.33	38.32–43.33	<0.001
Post-operative (15 days)— Dermamecum baseline
Scheduled stoma site implemented
	Yes	183	81	32	91.4	99	77.3	52	82.5	0.41
Diet
	Low residue	60	26.5	16	45.7	40	31.3	4	6.3	<0.001
	For ileostomy	72	31.9	7	20	49	38.3	16	25.4
	No special diet	68	30.1	7	20	26	20.3	35	55.6
	Other	26	11.5	5	14.3	13	10.2	8	12.7
Abdomen profile
	Regular	158	69.9	32	91.4	87	68	39	61.9	0.03
	Extroflexed	39	17.3	3	8.6	22	17.2	14	22.2
	Introflexed	29	12.8	0	0	19	14.8	10	15.9
Physical form of the stoma post-surgery ¶
	Extroflexed	57	29.1	8	22.9	42	32.8	7	21.2	0.05
	Normal	60	30.6	13	37.1	40	31.3	7	21.2
	Low	35	17.9	6	17.1	22	17.2	7	21.2
	Flat	25	12.8	8	22.9	12	9.4	5	15.2
	Introflexed	19	9.7	0	0	12	9.4	7	21.2
Post-surgical herniation and Prolapse complications
	Incisional hernia	7	3.1	2	5.7	5	3.9	0	0	0.213
	Prolapse	5	2.2	0	0	5	3.9	0	0	0.141
	Hernia	1	0.4	0	0	1	0.8	0	0	0.681
Device ¶
	Single-piece device	93	47.4	17	48.6	61	47.7	15	45.5	0.964
	Two-piece device	103	52.6	18	51.4	67	52.3	18	54.5
Device baseplate ¶
	Flat	82	41.8	16	45.7	51	39.8	12	36.4	<0.001
	Traditional convex	109	55.6	7	20	77	60.2	16	48.5
	Deep convex	5	2.6	0	0			5	15.2
Baseplate material ¶
	Hydrocolloid	148	75.5	32	91.4	97	75.8	19	57.6	0.005
	Hydrocolloid plus nonwoven textile	48	24.5	3	8.6	31	24.2	14	42.4
Caregiver support ¶
	Full	65	33.2	8	22.9	40	31.3	17	51.5	0.202
	Partial	46	23.5	8	22.9	31	24.2	7	21.2
	Supervisory	31	15.8	8	22.9	21	16.4	2	6.1
	None	54	27.6	11	31.4	36	28.1	7	21.2
Ostomy care products
	Paste with alcohol	29	12.8	4	11.4	22	17.2	3	4.8	0.052
	Alcohol-free paste	66	29.2	9	25.7	45	35.2	12	19	0.063
	Protective film	103	45.6	22	62.9	64	50	17	27	<0.001
	Remover utilization	170	75.2	31	88.6	116	90.6	23	36.5	<0.001
	Belt	16	7.1	1	2.9	8	6.3	7	11.1	0.267
	Rings	10	4.4	1	14.3	8	6.3	1	1.6	0.3
	Powder	32	14.2	5	14.3	20	15.6	7	11.1	0.702
	Extenders	6	2.7	0	0	2	1.6	4	6.3	0.087
Hygiene
	Neutral pH soap	106	46.9	16	45.7	65	50.8	25	39.7	0.348
	Acid pH soap	62	27.1	13	37.1	43	33.6	6	9.5	<0.001
	Basic pH soap	1	0.4	0	0	1	0.8	0	0	0.681
	Non-woven gauze	114	50.4	22	62.9	81	63.3	11	17.5	<0.001
	Wet wipes	40	17.7	9	25.7	25	19.5	6	9.5	0.094
Early complications (30 days)
Prevented early complication based on baseline risks
	Yes	133	58.8	23	65.7	88	68.8	22	34.9	<0.001
Observed complications (any)
	Yes	13	5.9	2	5.7	6	4.7	5	7.9	0.685
Note: ¶ Missing = 30; ¥ Benjamini–Hochberg adjustment for the inferential comparisons. Me = median; IQR = interquartile range.