Prospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2025; 17(3): 102604
Published online Mar 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i3.102604
Table 1 Characteristics of clinicopathological factors in patients with stomas (n = 734)
Factors
n (%)
Age (year)
    < 65492 (67.0)
    ≥ 65242 (33.0)
Sex
    Male473 (64.4)
    Female261 (35.6)
BMI (kg/m2)
    < 30681 (92.8)
    ≥ 3053 (7.2)
Duration of surgery (hour)
    < 4678 (92.4)
    ≥ 456 (7.6)
Blood loss (mL)
    < 500711 (96.9)
    ≥ 50023 (3.1)
Length of stay (day)
    ≤ 7262 (35.7)
    > 7472 (64.3)
Tumor location
    Rectal650 (88.6)
    Colon84 (11.4)
Adenocarcinoma
    Yes716 (97.5)
    No18 (2.5)
pT stage
    ≤ T3607 (82.7)
    T4127 (17.3)
pN stage
    pN0642 (87.5)
    pN+92 (12.5)
Neoadjuvant CRT
    Yes524 (71.4)
    No210 (28.6)
Surgery type
    Lap583 (79.4)
    Open151 (20.6)
Hypertension
    Yes17 (2.3)
    No717 (97.7)
Diabetes35 (8.7)
    Yes96 (13.1)
    No638 (86.9)
Table 2 Descriptive features of the stoma (n = 734)
Factors
n (%)
Stoma location
    Ileostoma482 (65.7)
    Colon stoma218 (29.7)
Stoma height (cm)
    1-3693 (94.4)
    Others41 (5.6)
Stoma color
    Normal724 (98.6)
    Abnormal10 (1.4)
Stoma edema
    Yes124 (17.0)
    No607 (83.0)
Stoma shape
    Regular725 (98.8)
    Irregular9 (1.2)
Table 3 Stoma-related complications and classification (n = 90)

Number of patients (%)
Early (≤ 7 days)
Late (> 7 days)
Bleeding4 (4.4)31
Ischemia11 (12.2)110
Fistula2 (2.2)02
Retraction1 (1.1)01
Prolapse2 (4.4)11
Edema22 (24.4)211
Parastomal hernia2 (2.2)11
Skin excoriation15 (16.7)312
Mucocutaneous separation31 (34.4)247
Time of complication (day)
    ≤ 764 (71.1)
    > 726 (28.9)
Clavien–Dindo classification
    15 (5.5)
    281 (90.0)
    34 (4.44)
    40
    50
Table 4 Associations between clinicopathological factors and stoma complications (n = 734), n (%)
Factors
With complications, n = 90
No complication, n = 644
P value
Age (year)0.90
    < 6561 (67.8)431 (66.9)
    ≥ 6529 (32.2)213 (33.1)
Sex0.91
    Male59 (65.6)414 (64.3)
    Female31 (34.4)230 (35.7)
Tumor location0.73
    Rectal81 (90.0)569 (88.4)
    Colon9 (10.0)75 (11.6)
cT stage0.96
    cT1-361 (67.8)435 (67.5)
    cT429 (32.2)209 (32.5)
cN stage0.21
    cN018 (20.0)96 (14.9)
    cN+72 (80.0)548 (85.1)
pT stage0.64
    pT1-376 (84.4)531 (82.5)
    pT414 (15.6)113 (17.5)
pN stage0.07
    pN062 (68.9)381 (59.2)
    pN+28 (31.1)263 (40.8)
Neoadjuvant CRT0.95
    Yes26 (28.9)184 (28.6)
    No64 (71.1)460 (71.4)
Duration of surgery (hour)0.18
    < 480 (88.9)598 (92.9)
    ≥ 410 (11.1)46 (7.1)
Blood loss (mL)0.05
    < 50084 (93.3)627 (97.4)
    ≥ 5006 (6.7)17 (2.6)
Length of stay (days)0.06
    ≤ 724 (26.7)238 (37.0)
    > 766 (73.3)406 (63.0)
Hypertension0.42
    Yes1 (1.1)16 (2.5)
    No89 (98.9)628 (97.5)
Diabetes0.21
    Yes8 (8.9)88 (13.7)
    No82 (91.1)556 (86.3)
Stoma location0.00a
    Ileostoma53 (58.9)199 (30.9)
    Colon stoma37 (41.1)445 (69.1)
Stoma color0.00a
    Normal81 (90.0)643 (99.8)
    Abnormal9 (10.0)1 (0.2)
Stoma shape0.05
    Regular87 (96.7)638 (99.1)
    Irregular3 (3.3)6 (0.9)
Surgery type0.01a
    Laparoscopic61 (67.8)522 (81.1)
    Open29 (32.2)122 (18.9)
Stoma edema0.00a
    Yes27 (30.0)97 (15.1)
    No63 (70.0)547 (84.9)
BMI-0.01a
    < 3078 (86.7)603 (93.6)
    ≥ 3012 (13.3)41 (6.4)
Stoma height (cm)0.05
    1-376 (84.4)607 (94.3)
    Others14 (15.6)37 (5.7)
Table 5 Multivariant analysis of independent factors associated with stoma complications (n = 734)
Factors
OR (95%CI)
P value
Age0.582-1.605 (0.967)0.895
Sex0.618-1.661 (1.013)0.959
Stoma location0.600-3.150 (1.375)0.451
pN0.954-2.678 (1.598)0.075
Duration of surgery0.303-1.726 (0.724)0.467
Type of surgery1.039-3.169 (1.815)0.036
Stoma height0.229-1.409 (0.568)0.222
Stoma color0.001-0.085 (0.010)0.000
Stoma edema0.206-0.594 (0.350)0.000
Stoma shape0.072-1.426 (0.321)0.135
BMI0.930-1.065 (0.995)0.895