Traditional Chinese and Western multidisciplinary team approach for gut microbiome recovery postintestinal stoma closure

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2026; 18(3): 115767
Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.115767

Table 3 Gastrointestinal symptoms and postoperative hospital stay in control and multi-disciplinary team groups, n (%)

Outcome measure	Control group (n = 122)	MDT group (n = 129)	P value
Number of patients reporting
Abdominal pain	38 (31.1)	20 (15.5)	0.003
Bloating	52 (42.6)	30 (23.3)	0.001
Diarrhea	29 (23.8)	12 (9.3)	0.014
Constipation	15 (12.3)	5 (3.9)	0.032
Postoperative hospital stay (days)
≤ 5 days	45 (36.9)	76 (58.9)	0.002
> 5 days	77 (63.1)	53 (41.1)	0.002

MDT: Multi-disciplinary team.

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Citation: Zhou Q, Xu JD. Traditional Chinese and Western multidisciplinary team approach for gut microbiome recovery postintestinal stoma closure. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(3): 115767
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v18/i3/115767.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.115767

Zhou Q, Xu JD. Traditional Chinese and Western multidisciplinary team approach for gut microbiome recovery postintestinal stoma closure. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(3): 115767 [DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.115767]

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