Table 7. Comparison of Outcome Parameters Between Patients Who Underwent Ileostomy Closure and Colostomy Closure in the Purse-string Closure Group.

n: number; SSS: surgical site infection; SD: standard deviation; POSAS : Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scoring; VAS: visual analogue scale; SF-36v2: Short Form 36, version 2

 

Parameter Assessed	Ileostomy (n = 32)	Colostomy (n = 48)	p-value
SSI  (n (%))	4 (13.3%)	2 (4%)	0.278
VAS Score (mean (SD))	5.4 (1.55)	4.8 (1.26)	0.384
Likert Score (mean (SD))	2.8 (1.32)	3.12 (1.33)	0.968
POSAS Score (mean (SD))	82 (9.61)	84.24 (12.28)	0.325
SF–36v2 Score (mean (SD))	53.53 (5.08)	52.64 (4.92)	0.895