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Permanent stoma: a quality outcome in treatment of rectal cancer and its impact on length of stay.

Riccardo LeminiIktej S JabbalKrystof StanekShalmali R BorkarAaron C SpauldingScott R KelleyDorin T Colibaseanu
Published in: BMC surgery (2021)
Patients with a permanent stoma following cancer resection were more likely to have open surgery, had more comorbidities, and had a longer length of stay. Having permanent stoma was higher in patients living in South West Florida, patients with Medicaid insurance, and in the uninsured. Additionally, the payer type significantly affected the length of stay.
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