Racial disparities after stoma construction in colorectal surgery.
Stephen P SharpA AtaA D ChismarkJ J CaneteB T ValerianS D WexnerE C LeePublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)
Both African-American and other groups of minority patients requiring an ostomy suffer significantly higher postoperative complication rates and a prolonged hospital length of stay, even after comorbidity adjustment. Access to care, socioeconomic status and comorbid disease management are all important factors for minority patients who undergo colorectal surgery requiring intestinal stoma construction.