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Table 7 Overview of the literature

From: Readmission after rectal resection in the ERAS-era: is a loop ileostomy the Achilles heel?

 

Sample size

Readmission rate (%)

Reason readmission

Risk factors

Protective factors

Li et al. 2017 [13]

1267

12.9

Infections (3.4%)

Small bowel obstruction/ileus (3.3%)

Dehydration (38.3%)

Cardiovascular factors (OR 2.0)

Renal comorbidity (OR 2.9)

Preoperative chemo/radiotherapy (OR 4.0)

Laparoscopic approach (OR 1.7)

Longer operative time (OR 1.2)

Due to dehydration:

Chemo/radiotherapy (OR 4.7)

Laparoscopic approach (OR 2.6)

Cancer diagnosis (OR 0.2)

Fish et al. 2017 [7]

407

28

Dehydration (42%)

Intraperitoneal infections (33%)

Extraperitoneal infections (29%)

Clavien-Dindo complication grade 3 to 4 (OR 6.7)

Charlson comorbidity index (OR 1.4 per point)

Loop stoma (OR 2.2)

Longer length of stay (OR 0.5)

Age 65 years or older (OR 0.4)

Shah et al. 2017 [14]

707

12

 

Ileostomy

Enhanced recovery protocol

Wood et al. 2017

2876

8.2

Ileus and nausea/vomiting (26.1%)

Intra-abdominal ascess (23.9%)

SSI (11.5%)

Rectal surgery (OR 1.89)

Stoma formation (OR 1.34)

Reoperation during first admission (OR 4.60)

 

Justiniano et al. 2018 [8]

262

30

Dehydration (37%)

  

Hayden et al. 2012

154

20.1

 

Use of anti-diarrheals

Neoadjuvant therapy

 

Messaris et al. 2012 [16]

603

16.9

Dehydration (43.1%)

Laparoscopic approach

Lack of epidural aneshtesia

Preoperative use of sterois

Postoperative use of diuretics

 

Hardiman et al. 2016 [17]

430

26

   

Charak et al. 2018 [18]

99

36

Dehydration (39%)

Infection (33%)

Obstruction (3%)

  

Grahn et al. 2018

100

19.6–20.4

Dehydration (5.9–8.2%)

Acute renal failure events (3.9–10.2%)

Weekend discharges to home (OR 4.5)

 

Iqbal et al. 2018 [20]

86

26

 

Preoperative steroid use

History of diabetes

History of depression

Lack of hospital social worker or postoperative ostomy education

Presence of complications after the index procedure

 

Paquette et al. 2013 [21]

201

17

 

Age greater than 50

IPAA

 

Chen et al. 2018 [22]

8064

20.1

 

ASA class III

Female sex

IPAA

Age > 65

Shortened length of stay

ASA class I to II with IBD

Hypertension