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Ostomy Closures in Children: Variations in Perioperative Care Do Not Change the Outcome

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This study aimed to evaluate ostomy closure applications and outcomes and determine the effect of personal differences among surgeons on patient postoperative course. Ninety-eight patients who underwent elective ostomy (ileostomy and colostomy) closure for 8 years at a pediatric surgery training department were investigated. Postoperative complications included superficial surgical site infection (SSI; 9.4 %), organ/cavity infection (1 %), small bowel adhesions (8.2 %), and incisional hernia (1 %). SSI and postoperative complications were not affected by the preoperative antibiotic regimen used. Operation duration, pre- and postoperative antibiotic use durations, postoperative inpatient period, ostomy type, primary diagnosis, performance of abdominal exploration, SSI, and postoperative complications were not significantly different. However, the time of nasogastric (NG) tube withdrawal, time to oral feeding initiation, abdominal closure method used, and preoperative antibiotic regimen were significantly different among different surgeons. We conclude that while surgeons used different preoperative antibiotic regimens and abdominal closure methods and stipulated different times for NG tube withdrawal and oral feeding initiation, the postoperative course and prognosis were unaffected Thus, the pre- and postoperative inpatient period and antibiotic use duration can be decreased in children by procedure standardization using practice guidelines; the procedures can also be performed with a more aesthetic, acceptable incision.

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    Yusuf Hakan Çavuşoğlu, Ayşe Karaman, Çağatay Evrim Afşarlar, İbrahim Karaman, Derya Erdoğan & İsmet Faruk Özgüner

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Çavuşoğlu, Y.H., Karaman, A., Afşarlar, Ç.E. et al. Ostomy Closures in Children: Variations in Perioperative Care Do Not Change the Outcome. Indian J Surg 77 (Suppl 3), 1131–1136 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-015-1212-0

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