Late vs early ostomy closure for necrotizing enterocolitis: analysis of adhesion formation, resource consumption, and costs.
J Pediatr Surg
; 47(4): 658-64, 2012 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-22498378
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Surgeons prefer to close ostomies at least 6 weeks after the primary operation because of the anticipated postoperative abdominal adhesions. Limited data support this habit. Our aim was to evaluate adhesion formation-together with an analysis of resource consumption and costs-in patients with necrotizing enterocolitis who underwent early closure (EC), compared with a group of patients who underwent late closure (LC).METHODS:
Chart reviews and cost analyses were performed on all patients with necrotizing enterocolitis undergoing ostomy closure from 1997 to 2009. Operative reports were independently scored for adhesions by 2 surgeons.RESULTS:
Thirteen patients underwent EC (median, 39 days; range, 32-40), whereas 62 patients underwent LC (median, 94 days; range, 54-150). Adhesion formation in the EC group (10/13 patients, or 77%) was not significantly different (P = 1.000) from the LC group (47/59 patients, or 80%). No differences were found in the costs of hospital stay, surgical interventions, and outpatient clinic visits.CONCLUSIONS:
Ostomy closure within 6 weeks of the initial procedure was not associated with more adhesions or with changes in direct medical costs. Therefore, after stabilization of the patient, ostomy closure can be considered within 6 weeks during the same admission as the initial laparotomy.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Geral
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Enterostomia
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Aderências Teciduais
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Enterocolite Necrosante
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr Surg
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda