The impact of intestinal stoma formation on patient quality of life after emergency surgery-A systematic review.
Scott MacDonaldLi-Siang WongRachel John-CharlesTracey McKeeTara QuasimSusan J MougPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2023)
Patients undergoing emergency stoma surgery have marginally poorer QoL compared with those undergoing similar procedures without stoma formation. Further work is required to identify risk factors associated with this and also to compare QoL after stoma reversal.