Perfil epidemiológico e morbimortalidade dos pacientes submetidos à reconstrução de trânsito intestinal: experiência de um centro secundário do Nordeste Brasileiro

BACKGROUND: The reconstruction of the intestinal tract is not surgical complications risk-free and is associated to postoperative complications high rates; furthermore, infection remains the hardest challenge in this procedure. AIM: Epidemiological profile and mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing reconstruction of intestinal transit. METHODS: Retrospectively, 86 patients with intestinal stomas were analyzed through factors that impact on the morbimortality afterwards intestinal transit reconstruction, since January 2003 to April 2009. RESULTS: Loop colostomy (n=34) and abdominal trauma implicating 38.2% of indications to colostomy or ileostomy, were the most frequent conditions. The mean interval between stoma confection and intestinal transit reconstruction was 15.7 months. The morbidity frequency was 56.8% and incisional infection was its commonest complication (27.47%). The mean inpatient length of stay was 7.6 days. There was positive linear regression between post-operative inpatient length of stay and inpatient's age. Inpatient length of stay prolongation is associated to occurrence of complications (p<0,001). CONCLUSION: It can be inferred that the occurrence of postoperative complications and age were associated with prolonged hospital stay.