Research Article
Clinical Outcomes of Ileostomy Closure before Adjuvant Chemotherapy after Rectal Cancer Surgery: An Observational Study from a Chinese Center
Table 2
Details of loop ileostomy closure.
| | Group I () | Group II () | Group III () | value |
| | Interval to ileostomy closure (day) | | | | <0.001 | | Operative time (min) | | | | 0.344 | | Anastomosis (ileo-ileal anastomosis) | | | | 0.613 | | Handsewn | 14 (58.3%) | 37 (69.8%) | 36 (65.5%) | | | Stapled | 10 (41.7%) | 16 (30.2%) | 19 (34.5%) | | | Noted unexpected difficulties during surgery | 7 (29.2%) | 6 (11.3%) | 5 (9.1%) | 0.047 | | Time until passing of gas (day) | | | | 0.069 | | Time until fully oral nutrition (day) | | | | 0.108 | | Stoma formation-related complications | 3 (13.0%) | 9 (17.0%) | 11 (20.0%) | 0.755 | | Stoma closure-related complication | 5 (20.8%) | 7 (13.2%) | 7 (12.7%) | 0.609 | | Postoperative 30-day mortality | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | NA | | Reoperation | 1 (4.2%) | 1 (1.9%) | 2 (3.6%) | 0.815 | | Hospital stay after closure (day) | | | | 0.121 | | Total adjuvant chemotherapy (cycle) | | | | 0.060 | | Interval between index surgery and 1st chemotherapy (day) | | | | <0.001 |
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Values are presented as the or number of patients (%). NA: not available. |
