Ostomy Creation in Neonates with Acute Abdominal Disease: Friend or Foe?

Anne G. J. F. van Zoonen*, Maarten Schurink, Arend F. Bos, Erik Heineman, Jan B. F. Hulscher

*Corresponding author voor dit werk

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Background An ostomy seems a safe alternative in neonates with an acute abdomen when immediate restoration of bowel continuity is deemed undesirable. Faced with several complications in our center, and the feeling we are not the only center with these complications, we decided to assess the rate and type of complications after both ostomy creation and closure.

Methods All data regarding neonates (

Results A total of 155 patients who underwent a laparotomy for suspect acute abdomen were identified. Median gestational age was 33 weeks (range 25 to 40) and median birth weight was 1926 g (range 560 to 4380). Median age at laparotomy was 8 days (range 0 to 30). Indications for surgery were necrotizing enterocolitis (n = 38), spontaneous intestinal perforation (n = 11), intestinal atresia (n = 9) or obstruction (n = 5), and volvulus (n = 4). An ostomy was created in 67 patients (67/155: 43%): 38 boys and 29 girls. There were 8 jejuno-, 49 ileo-, and 10 colostomies created. In almost all cases (94%), a mucous fistula was also constructed.

In 23 patients (23/67: 34%) ostomy-related complications occurred. Most frequent were high output ostomy (n = 10) and necrosis of the enterostomy (n = 7). Due to either one of the complications, nine patients (9/67: 13%) needed a reoperation.

In this study, 11 patients died before ostomy closure could occur. In 53 patients, the ostomy was closed after a median of 107 days (range 4 to 299).

After ostomy closure, complications occurred in 13 cases (13/53: 25%). Seven patients (7/53: 13%) needed another reoperation because of anastomotic leakage (n = 4), adhesions (n = 2), or incisional hernia (n = 1). There was no closure-related mortality.

Conclusion Although creating a temporary ostomy in newborns is preferable in certain situations, there is a considerable occurrence of complications and reoperations.

Originele taal-2English
Pagina's (van-tot)295-299
Aantal pagina's5
TijdschriftEuropean Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume22
Nummer van het tijdschrift4
DOI's
StatusPublished - aug.-2012

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