Intestinal stomas-various complications and their management

Methods: this descriptive study was carried out in surgical department including accident and emergency department,nishtar hospital,multan from march 2013 to august 2013. a total of 50 patients of either sex above the age of 13 years were included in the study.results: about 35 (70%) stomas were made in emergency department and 15(30%) were made on elective operation lists. the age ranged from 13-70 years and the commonest age group was 13.35 years. the commonest age group for ileostomies and caecostomies was 13-20 years and for colostomies was 21-30 years. there were 10 female and 40 male patients. out of 50 patients,40 (80%) were colostomies cases. eight (16%) were ileostomies cases. two (4%) were caecostomies cases. out of 50 patients,11(22%) patients had complications of skin irritation around stoma.conclusion: the implementation of proper surgical techniques reduces the chances of local stoma complications.aim: to detect various complications in all types of intestinal stomas and various operative and non-operative strategies applied in the management of these complications. © 2014 pakistan journal of medical and health sciences. all rights reserved.