Overall readmissions and readmissions related to dehydration after creation of an ileostomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Irene VogelM ShinkwinS L van der StormJ TorkingtonJ A CornishP J TanisR HompesW A BemelmanPublished in: Techniques in coloproctology (2022)
One in five patients are readmitted with a stoma-related complication within 30 days of creation of an ileostomy. Dehydration is the leading cause for these readmissions, occurring in 6% of all patients within 30 days. This comes with high health care cost for a potentially avoidable cause. Better monitoring, patient awareness and preventive measures are required.