THE BENEFITS OF GOOD NUTRITION IN PREVENTING POST-SURGICAL ILEOSTOMY COMPLICATIONS

  • Tiberius Viorel Mogos
  • Claudia Valeria Chelan
  • Carmen Ionela Dondoi
  • Andra Evelin Iacobini
  • Mihaela Buzea
Keywords: ileostomy, complications, nutrition

Abstract

Background and Aims: Ileostomy induces important local and general complications. The present study evaluates if nutrition therapy can influence the development of these complications. Methods: We evaluated a group of 43 patients with ileostomy, without general complications after the surgical intervention, starting from the second day following surgery, for a period of 8 weeks. The mean age was 58.2 ±8.7 years and body mass index (BMI) of 28.2 ±6.5 kg/m2. The patients were divided into 2 groups: one following a diet prescribed by a nutrition specialist (group 1), and another with scarce notions of nutrition given by the attending surgeon (group 2). Results: When comparing group 1 with group 2, we observed: obstruction of the ileostomy in 1% vs. 49% (p<0.01); skin abrasions around the ileostomy in 21% vs. 97% (p<0.01); unpleasant odors at the site of the stoma in 16% vs. 99% (p<0.01); mean BMI 26.2 ± 4.3 kg/m2 vs. 19.4 ± 3.3 kg/m2 (p<0.01); natremia 138.1 ± 2.1 mEq/l vs. 129.2 ± 3.3 mEq/l (p<0.01); kalemia 4.2 ± 0.2 mEq/l vs. 3.1 ± 0.3 mEq/l (p<0.01). Conclusion: A correct nutrition of patients with ileostomy reduces the rate of local and general complications related to surgical procedures.

Published
2015-12-15
How to Cite
Mogos, Tiberius, Claudia Chelan, Carmen Dondoi, Andra Iacobini, and Mihaela Buzea. 2015. “THE BENEFITS OF GOOD NUTRITION IN PREVENTING POST-SURGICAL ILEOSTOMY COMPLICATIONS”. Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases 22 (4), 433-37. https://rjdnmd.org/index.php/RJDNMD/article/view/124.
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Original Research Articles