Quality of life in a randomized trial of early closure of temporary ileostomy after rectal resection for cancer (EASY trial).
Jennifer ParkA K DanielsenE AngeneteD BockA C MarinezEva HaglindJ E JansenS SkullmanA WedinJ RosenbergPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2017)
Although the randomized study found that early closure of the temporary ileostomy was associated with significantly fewer complications, this clinical advantage had no effect on the patients' HRQOL. Registration number: NCT01287637 (https://www.clinicaltrials.gov).