Day-case closure of ileostomy: feasible, safe and efficient
(2015)
Journal Article
Bhalla, A., Peacock, O., Tierney, G., Tou, S., Hurst, N., Speake, W., …Lund, J. N. (2015). Day-case closure of ileostomy: feasible, safe and efficient. Colorectal Disease, 17(9), https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.12961
Aim Over 5000 loop ileostomy closures were performed in the UK in 2013 with a median inpatient stay of 5 days. Previously we have successfully implemented a 23-h protocol for loop ileostomy closure which was modified for same-day discharge. We pre... Read More about Day-case closure of ileostomy: feasible, safe and efficient.