Table 1 Risk factors associated with stoma-related complications (from Babakhanlou R., Larkin K., Hita A.G.et al. Stoma-related complications and emergencies.Int J Emerg Med 2022;15:17)
From: Surgical management of ostomy complications: a MISSTO–WSES mapping review
Patient-related factors | Medical and surgical risk factors |
|---|---|
Cardiac comorbidities | Emergency surgery |
Respiratory comorbidities | Surgery for malignancy |
Musculoskeletal comorbidities | Poor surgical technique |
Diabetes | Surgeon’s experience and specialty |
Smoking | No preoperative input from a stoma nurse |
Cancer | Concomitant chemotherapy |
Obesity (BMI > 30) | Corticosteroid therapy |
Age (> 60 years) | Preoperative radiation |
Poor nutritional status |