Research Article
Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Stoma Surgery and Stoma Clinic Service: A Retrospective Study at a Single Japanese Referral Hospital
Table 2
Profile of patients who underwent stoma creation.
| | Calendar year | 2019 | 2020 | value | | Number of new stoma patients | n = 104 | n = 115 |
| | Variable | | Age, year | Mean ± SD | 60.3 ± 14.1 | 62.5 ± 14.9 | 0.26 |
| | Sex | Male | 67 (64%) | 68 (59%) | 0.42 | | Female | 37 (36%) | 47 (41%) |
| | Body mass index, kg/m2 | Mean ± SD | 22.8 ± 4.1 | 22.2 ± 3.7 | 0.29 | | Hemoglobin, g/dl | Mean ± SD | 12.0 ± 2.4 | 11.6 ± 2.1 | 0.16 | | Albumin, g/dl | Mean ± SD | 3.5 ± 0.7 | 3.4 ± 0.7 | 0.19 |
| | Stoma site | Colostomy | 54 (52%) | 53 (46%) | 0.72 | | Ileostomy | 49 (47%) | 62 (54%) | | Jejunostomy | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) |
| | Disease for stoma creation | Malignant tumor of the rectum | 69 (66%) | 66 (57%) | 0.85 | | Malignant tumor of the colon | 11 (11%) | 20 (17%) | | Malignant tumor of the small bowel | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) | | FAP with cancer | 4 (4%) | 4 (4%) | | Colitis-associated cancer | 4 (4%) | 5 (5%) | | Refractory UC | 8 (8%) | 4 (4%) | | Bowel perforation | 5 (5%) | 7 (7%) | | Bowel obstruction | 1 (1%) | 4 (4%) | | Fistula in the rectum | 0 (0%) | 2 (2%) | | Bleeding from diverticula | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) |
| | Comorbid illness | Ischemic heart disease | 2 (2%) | 8 (7%) | 0.11 | | COPD | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) | 1.00 | | Chronic hepatitis/cirrhosis | 7 (7%) | 7 (6%) | 1.00 | | CKD | 1 (1%) | 5 (4%) | 0.22 | | Diabetes mellitus | 11 (11%) | 20 (17%) | 0.15 | | Cerebrovascular disease | 3 (3%) | 11 (10%) | 0.054 | | Dementia | 1 (1%) | 3 (3%) | 0.62 | | Autoimmune disease | 6 (6%) | 3 (3%) | 0.31 |
| | Marital status | Single | 32 (31%) | 28 (24%) | 0.83 | | Married | 58 (55%) | 66 (57%) | | De facto marriage | 3 (3%) | 2 (2%) | | Divorced | 4 (4%) | 3 (3%) | | Widowed | 5 (5%) | 11 (10%) | | Unknown | 2 (2%) | 5 (4%) |
| | Employment | Employed | 59 (57%) | 43 (37%) | 0.093 | | Taking sick leave | 2 (2%) | 7 (6%) | | Receiving social security | 12 (11%) | 10 (9%) | | Pensioner | 17 (16%) | 30 (26%) | | Proprietor | 7 (7%) | 8 (7%) | | Student | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | | Housewife | 6 (6%) | 16 (14%) |
| | Distance from home to clinic, km | Mean ± SD | 13.3 ± 12.0 | 13.3 ± 11.8 | 0.98 |
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SD, standard deviation; FAP, familial adenomatous polyposis; UC, ulcerative colitis; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CNS, central nervous system.
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