Table 2.

Incidence of stoma related complications displayed as median (range)

Complication	Loop ileostomy	Loop colostomy	End colostomy
All complications	14.3% (2.9–62.2%)	26.3% (13.9–100%)	62.6% (2.0–100%)
Peristomal skin complications	14.0% (5.6–37.8%)	32.3% (18.4–46.2%)	3.6% (2.4–4.8%)
Stoma infection	–	–	3.1% (2.4–3.7%)
Stoma dehiscence	5.9% (5.9–5.9%)	–	2.4% (0–5.9%)
Obstruction caused by stoma	3.8% (2.9–4.7%)	–	–
Stoma fistula	0% (0–2.7%)	4.0% (2.8–5.1%)	0% (0.0–0.0%)
High output stoma	2.4% (0–18.5%)	0% (0.0–0.0%)	–
Stoma ischaemia	0% (0–3.3%)	2.6% (2.6–2.6%)	5.9% (2.0–7.3%)
Stoma prolapse	0% (0–5.4%)	7.9% (5.6–41.0%)	4.1% (3.2–4.9%)
Stoma retraction	3.1% (0–10.8%)	1.3% (0–2.6%)	4.8% (0–4.9%)
Stoma stenosis	0.7% (0–3.3%)	2.6% (2.6–2.6%)	2.5% (0–4.9%)
Parastomal hernia	2.4% (0–13.3%)	0% (0–5.6%)	59.3% (41.5–88.2%)