Table 3.

Complications of ileostomy reversal

Complications	Wafi ileostomy (n = 99)	Brooke ileostomy (n = 99)	p value
Time to ileostomy reversal (days)	15 (15–25)	150 (120–240)	< 0.001
Ileostomy site healing time (days)	6 (2–30)	25 (23–35)	< 0.001
Rate of complications after ileostomy reversal (n (%))	4 (4%)	9 (9%)	0.323
Postoperative ileus (n (%))	2 (2%)	1 (1%)	0.561
Wound infection (n (%))	2 (2%)	6 (6%)	0.149
Electrolyte imbalance (n (%))	0 (0%)	2 (2%)	0.155
Total LOS (days)a	13 (11–25)	12 (9–17)	0.244

^aTotal LOS was defined as length of stay from index rectal cancer surgery to discharge with reversed ileostomy