Risk Factors for Anastomotic Leakage Following Stoma Closure: A Retrospective Study in Tertiary Hospitals in Yemen
Mohammed Al-Shehari, Yasser A Obadiel, Matheel M Abdulwahab, Haitham M Jowah · 2024
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Mohammed Al-Shehari, Yasser Obadiel, Matheel Abdulwahab, and Haitham Jowah study leaks after stoma closure surgery in Yemen, in a 2024 paper. A stoma lets bowel waste leave through the belly wall, and closing it means joining the bowel ends back together. If that join leaks, patients face grave infection and longer hospital stays.
The team reviewed fifty patients treated at two large hospitals in Sana'a between 2020 and 2024. Six patients, twelve percent, developed a leak. Smoking stood out: two-thirds of the leak cases were smokers, a far higher share than among patients who healed cleanly. The authors also weighed age, other illnesses, and surgical technique. In low-resource hospitals, knowing the top risks helps teams guard the patients most likely to leak.
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| CREATOR | Mohammed Al-Shehari, Yasser A Obadiel, Matheel M Abdulwahab, Haitham M Jowah |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |