Complications of newborn enterostomies

Table 4 Complications of enterostomy formation n (%)

	Overall population	Group 1	Group 2	P-value
Patients with ≥ 1 complication	62 (80.3)	44 (86.3)	17 (68.0)	0.073
Complications	152	110	42
Skin excoriation	37 (48.7)	27 (52.9)	10 (40.0)	0.414
Blister	1 (1.3)	1 (2.0)	0 (0.0)	1
Wound discharge	15 (19.7)	12 (23.5)	3 (12.0)	0.359
Wound bleeding	30 (39.5)	21 (41.2)	9 (36.0)	0.854
Prolapse	29 (38.2)	22 (43.1)	7 (28.0)	0.305
Wound dehiscence	1 (1.3)	0 (0.0)	1 (4.0)	0.329
Insufficient circulation of enterostomy	17 (22.4)	10 (19.6)	7 (28.0)	0.595
Necrosis of enterostomy	4 (5.3)	4 (7.8)	0 (0.0)	0.296
Mechanical ileus	8 (10.5)	4 (7.8)	4 (16.0)	0.388
Parastomal hernia	1 (1.3)	1 (2.0)	0 (0.0)	1
Prestomal obstruction/stenosis	10 (13.2)	8 (15.7)	2 (8.0)	0.482
Perforation	1 (1.3)	1 (2.0)	0 (0.0)	1
Abdominal compartment syndrome	1 (1.3)	1 (2.0)	0 (0.0)	1
Failure to thrive under enterostomy	16 (21.9)	10 (20.4)	6 (25.0)	0.885
Patients with ≥ 1 reoperation	9 (11.8)	6 (11.8)	3 (12.0)	1
Mechanical ileus	7 (9.2)	3 (5.9)	4 (16.0)	0.069
Insufficient improvement of health	3 (3.9)	3 (5.9)	0 (0.0)	0.505
Abdominal compartment syndrome	1 (1.3)	1 (2.0)	0 (0.0)	1
Intestinal perforation	2 (2.6)	2 (3.9)	0 (0.0)	1
Colon necrosis	1 (1.3)	1 (2.0)	0 (0.0)	1