Complications of newborn enterostomies

Table 8 Complications of enterostomy closure n (%)

	Overall population	Group 1	Group 2	P-value
Patients with ≥ 1 complication	19 (26.0)	15 (30.6)	4 (16.7)	0.321
Mechanical ileus	8 (11.0)	4 (8.2)	4 (16.2)	0.426
Subcutaneous hematoma	1 (1.4)	1 (2.0)	0 (0.0)	1
Wound dehiscence with intestinal prolapse	1 (1.4)	0 (0.0)	1 (4.2)	0.329
Wound infection	3 (4.1)	3 (6.1)	0 (0.0)	0.546
Postoperative infection	4 (5.5)	4 (8.2)	0 (0.0)	0.299
Seroma of laparotomy wound	1 (1.4)	1 (2.0)	0 (0.0)	1
Anastomotic leakage	2 (2.7)	2 (4.1)	0 (0.0)	1
Patients with ≥ 1 reoperation	10 (13.7)	6 (12.2)	4 (16.7)	0.72
Mechanical ileus	8 (11.0)	4 (8.2)	4 (16.7)	1
Wound dehiscence with intestinal prolapse	1 (1.4)	0 (0.0)	1 (4.2)	0.455
Anastomotic leakage	2 (2.7)	2 (4.1)	0 (0.0)	0.455