Observational studyInternational wound journal2025
Can Protective Colostomy Have a Role in Pressure Injury Management? A Prospective Non-Randomised Controlled Study.
Observational study in International wound journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Predictors of Complications and Recurrence After Pressure Injury Reconstruction in Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International wound journal · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical management of complications after chronic spinal cord injury: a review of recent advances.Annals of medicine · 2026Review
- Outcomes and Challenges of Flap Reconstruction for Pressure Injuries in Clinically Complex Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Intelligent monitoring system for quality of life of colostomy patients based on deep learning and AR.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the potential role of a protective colostomy after reconstructive plastic surgery in individuals with spinal cord injury and neurological bowel, where pressure injuries are a serious complication. This began as a case-control observational study. From 2019, the therapeutic protocol was modified, and colostomy was proposed to all individual. 45 people with spinal cord injuries and grade 3 or 4 of pressure injuries were recruited. The experimental group underwent colostomy, while the control group received direct lesion reconstruction. Fisher's exact test and Student's t-test were utilized for group comparison. Primary outcomes included the number of healed ulcers and post-operative infections. The number of lesions healed within 30 days and the rate of flap infections showed significant differences between the two groups. A crucial statistical difference was found (p < 0.05). The complication rate was 44.44% in the control group and 17.65% in the experimental group (p-value < 0.05). Quality of life also showed encouraging results. Protective colostomy may prevent local complications after surgery, reducing long-term hospitalization and healthcare costs. It also may improve individuals' quality of life.
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