Table 3 Clinical course after early and conventional stoma closure.

From: Early stoma closure after low anterior resection is not recommended due to postoperative complications and asymptomatic anastomotic leakage

 

Early stoma closure, n = 7

Conventional stoma closure, n = 6

Interval between surgeries

 Day, median [range]

12 [7–13]

110 [55–219]

Complicationsa, n

 No complications

2

3

 I

0

1

 II

1

2

 IIIa

3

0

 IIIb

1

0

Total length of hospital stayb,

 Day, median [range]

24 [18–48]

27.5 [23–36]

Hospital stays after stoma closure

 Day, median [range]

16 [9–35]

9 [7–15]

  1. aComplications are grouped according to the Clavien–Dindo classification.
  2. bFor patients undergoing conventional stoma closure, sum of the hospital stays at first and second admission was presented.
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