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. 2017 Apr 11;15:80. doi: 10.1186/s12957-017-1149-9

Table 2.

Complications before defunctioning stoma closure

Variables Colostomy (%) Ileostomy (%) Total (%) p value
Number 38 (57.6) 28 (42.4) 66
Complications 10 (26.3) 14 (50.0) 24 (36.4) 0.048*
Dermatitis 1 (2.6) 1 (3.6) 2 (3.0) 0.827
Renal insufficiency 2 (5.3) 12 (42.9) 14 (21.2) <0.001*
Electrolyte imbalance 8 (21.1) 12 (42.9) 20 (30.3) 0.057
 Hypernatremia 0 1 (3.6) 1 (1.5) 0.304
 Hyponatremia 3 (7.9) 6 (21.4) 9 (13.6) 0.581
 Hyperkalemia 0 3 (10.7) 3 (4.5) 0.065
 Hypokalemia 6 (15.8) 7 (25.0) 13 (19.7) 0.439
Stoma retraction 0 1 (3.6) 1 (1.5) 0.188
Stoma prolapse 0 3 (10.7) 3 (4.6) 0.021*
Stoma stenosis 0 0 0
Parastoma hernia 0 0 0
Ileus 1 (2.6) 2 (7.1) 3 (4.6) 0.387
Readmission 2 (5.4) 10 (35.7) 12 (18.5) 0.002*
Not reversal 13 (34.2) 3 (10.7) 16( 24.2) 0.061

*p < 0.05