Table 2.
Risk factors for parastomal hernia formation (univariate analysis)
| Variable | No. of patients | Univariate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parastomal hernia (+) | Parastomal hernia (−) | p | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 16 | 43 | 0.898 |
| Female | 6 | 15 | |
| Age (years) | 70.227 ± 2.403 | 63.000 ± 1.480 | <0.05 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.500 ± 0.693 | 21.164 ± 0.427 | <0.01 |
| DM | |||
| Yes | 12 | 20 | 0.139 |
| No | 10 | 38 | |
| COPD | |||
| Yes | 7 | 13 | 0.393 |
| No | 15 | 45 | |
| Past history of open laparotomy | |||
| No | 15 | 40 | 0.946 |
| Yes | 7 | 18 | |
| Procedure | |||
| APR | 17 | 50 | 0.346 |
| TPE | 5 | 8 | |
| Elective/emergency | |||
| Elective | 22 | 56 | 0.253 |
| Emergency | 0 | 2 | |
| Type of approach | |||
| Laparoscopic | 6 | 2 | <0.01 |
| Open | 16 | 56 | |
| Route of stoma creation | |||
| Transperitoneal | 16 | 18 | <0.01 |
| Extraperitoneal | 6 | 40 | |
| Attending surgeon’s role | |||
| Primary surgeon | 14 | 36 | 0.897 |
| Assistant | 8 | 22 | |
| Wound infection | |||
| Yes | 2 | 6 | 0.866 |
| No | 20 | 52 | |
| Incisional hernia at main wound scar | |||
| Yes | 2 | 5 | 0.947 |
| No | 20 | 53 | |
BMI body mass index, DM diabetes mellitus, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, APR abdominoperineal resection, TPE total pelvic exenteration