Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2010; 16(8): 992-996
Published online Feb 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i8.992
Table 1 Characteristics of patients n (%)
Early closure group (n = 7)Delayed closure group (n = 8)P value
Age (yr)67.0 ± 4.669.4 ± 5.6< 0.3885
Sex ratio (male:female)6:16:21
Initial disease
HT6 (85.7)5 (62.5)< 0.5692
DM4 (57.1)5 (62.5)1
Af4 (57.1)3 (37.5)< 0.6193
Apo1 (14.3)2 (25)1
Length of resected bowel (cm)265 ± 38239 ± 32< 0.168
Initial enterostomy complication
Skin erosion1 (14.3)3 (37.5)< 0.5692
Table 2 Outcomes n (%)
Early closure group (n = 7)Delayed closure group (n = 8)P value
Time of closure of enterostomy after initial operation (d)18.3 ± 2.134.3 ± 5.9< 0.00011
Complications
Wound infection1 (14.3)2 (25)1
Pneumonia1 (14.3)2 (25)1
Hospital stay (d)33.0 ± 2.251.1 ± 8.9< 0.00021