Indications, Creation, and Complications of Colostomy in Neonates: Single Tertiary Center Experience Over Three Years

Abstract

Background: The congenital anomalies that indicate colostomies in neonates at any tertiary paediatric surgery centre are Hirschsprung's disease, anorectal anomalies, and colonic atresia and they constitute the main bulk of colostomy workloads.Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the indications, site of creation, type of colostomy, and complications of colostomy in new-born in the last three years in a single tertiary center. Patients and Methods: This study was a retrospective cohort study that was carried out in the Paediatric Surgery

Effect of colostomy empowerment program for mothers on occurrence of peristomal skin complications among their infants

“…Concerning the studied infants' diagnosis; The study findings disclosed that the highest percentages of infants diagnosed as IA in both groups. These findings correspond to Shalaby (2021) who found that, over three years in Egypt, high ARM (90%) and HD (5%) were the most common causes of creation of neonatal colostomy. The current study findings proved that, that there was no statistically significant difference between the total mean scores of mothers' knowledge and reported practices in both groups before implementing the CEP.…”

“…Although colostomy plays a crucial role in the treatment and even with careful surgical intervention, infants and children with stomas may suffer from many complications and considerable morbidity and mortality associated with a colostomy (Shalaby, 2021). The worldwide incidence of colostomy-related complications and morbidity has been reported to be high and ranged as high as 42 to 75% (Hamdi, Mohamed & Al-Ani, 2021).…”