Defunctioning Stoma and Postoperative Morbidity

Karolinska Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fast Track Program,(Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)); Loopileostomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01789515

2012/538-31/1

Details and patient eligibility

About

In an attempt to reduce the risk for anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection it is common to create a diverting stoma at the same procedure. Several studies have shown that ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery)application reduces the risk of surgical stress and postoperative complications after major colorectal surgery. The aim of this study is to evaluate wether a diverting stoma, after low anterior resection for rectal cancer, affects postoperative morbidity in patients treated within an ERAS program.

Full description

See above.

Enrollment: 287 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• all patients operated with low anterior resection for rectal cancer at Ersta Hospital between 2002 and 2011 registrated in ERAS database

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

287 participants in 1 patient group

rectal cancer

Description:

Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer