Journey for patients following ileostomy creation is not straightforward.

Dedrick Kok Hong ChanJingyu NgFrederick Hong-Xiang KohTianzhi LimDanson YeoKok-Yang TanKer-Kan Tan

Published in: International journal of colorectal disease (2019)

Almost half of the patients who had an Ileostomy had an undesirable outcome, including readmissions, non-reversal, and post-operative complications following closure. Patients need to be properly counselled about the risks involved prior to the index operation.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
risk factors