TABLE 3.

Postoperative complications after stoma closure

Variable	Early closure (n = 37), n (%)	Late closure (n = 34), n (%)	p
Minor complications (Clavien–Dindo grade I–II)
Temporary intestinal obstruction	4 (11)	5 (14)	0.73
Diarrhea	2 (5)	2 (6)	1.00
High-output stoma with rehospitalization attributed to acute renal insufficiency	0 (0)	2 (6)	0.49
Wound complications	2 (5)	2 (6)	0.49
Urinary tract infection	2 (5)	0 (0)	0.49
Pneumonia	0 (0)	1 (3)	0.48
Venous catheter site infection	1 (3)	0 (0)	0.49
Pneumothorax	1 (3)	0 (0)	0.49
Total of minor complications	12 (32)	12 (35)	1.00
Major complications (Clavien–Dindo grade ≥III)
Leakage of large-bowel anastomosis after stoma closure	3 (8)	0 (0)	0.240
Leakage of ileal anastomosis	2 (5)	0 (0)	0.494
Wound infection at stoma closure site	1 (3)	0 (0)	1.000
Total of major complications (reoperation/reintervention)	6 (16)	0 (0)	0.026
Readmission	3 (8)	3 (9)	1.000
Overall morbidity after stoma closure	18 (49)	10 (29)	0.145
Stoma closure failure rate	10a (27)	0 (0)	0.001

^aData include 4 patients with a disturbed healing of the low colorectal or coloanal anastomosis in the examination before planned stoma closure and 6 patients with a major complication after stoma closure.