Research Article
Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Stoma Surgery and Stoma Clinic Service: A Retrospective Study at a Single Japanese Referral Hospital
Table 4
Stoma-related complications per consultation at outpatient ostomy clinic according to the year.
| Calendar year | 2019 | 2020 | value | Total cumulative number of consultations | n = 590 | n = 593 |
| Complication† | Stoma site infection | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.00 | Stoma necrosis | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.00 | Mucocutaneous separation | 1 (0%) | 4 (1%) | 0.37 | Stoma obstruction | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.00 | Stoma site bleeding | 1 (0%) | 1 (0%) | 1.00 | Stoma prolapse | 6 (1%) | 9 (1%) | 0.61 | Stoma stenosis | 0 (0%) | 1 (0%) | 1.00 | Parastomal hernia | 5 (1%) | 8 (1%) | 0.58 | Stomal recession | 4 (1%) | 1 (0%) | 0.22 | Peristomal fistula | 3 (1%) | 1 (0%) | 0.37 | Peristomal dermatitis | 103 (17%) | 49 (11%) | <0.001 |
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†Grade 2 or severer complications were counted.
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