Cost associated with diverting ostomy after rectal cancer surgery: a transnational analysis.
Benjamin P GeislerKhoa N CaoAnne M RyschonKarim AlaviNiels KomenJan B PietzschPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2023)
Conservative model-based projections suggest that stoma care leads to significant long-term costs. Efforts to reduce the number of patients who need to undergo a diverting ostomy could result in meaningful cost savings.