Day-case closure of ileostomy: feasible, safe and efficient

Aim Over 5000 loop ileostomy closures were performed in the UK in 2013 with a median inpatient stay of 5 days. Previously we have successfully implemented a 23-h protocol for loop ileostomy closure which was modified for same-day discharge. We present our early experience of day-case loop ileosto...

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Main Authors: Bhalla, Ashish, Peacock, O., Tierney, G.M., Tou, S., Hurst, N.G., Speake, W.J., Williams, John P., Lund, Jonathan N.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44542/