Diverting ileostomy itself may not increase the rate of postoperative readmission related to dehydration after low anterior resection.
Sung Sil ParkMin Jung KimDong-Eun LeeSung Chan ParkKyung-Su HanChang Won HongDae Kyung SohnHee Jin ChangJae Hwan OhPublished in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2021)
The most common cause of readmission after LAR for rectal cancer was dehydration, as reported previously. Postoperative chemotherapy, not the creation of a diverting ileostomy, was identified as the risk factor associated with readmission related to dehydration.