Article: Aging Disparities in Ostomy Surgery
Year Published: February 2025
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Describe the method used by the author of the study.
ReplyDeleteThe method used in this study was a multi-institutional cohort study that had undergone colorectal resection between the years of 2003-2014. Patients were selected based on the interpretation of a Healthcare inpatient administrative database, representing a 20% sample size of all US based hospitals. The method compared research across the database to make selection of the sample size for comparable data. There were specific patients excluded including those under the age of 18 and patients who underwent both a procedure of colostomy and ileostomy formation.
Discuss the research question or main problem discussed in the study?
This study focuses on two different problems related to fecal ostomy surgery, the development of a potential permanent ostomy and patient outcomes. The first problem of focus in the study is the rate of which fecal ostomy operations are performed for patients who undergo colorectal resection due to severe bowel symptoms, intestinal obstruction, avoidance of pelvic infections or reducing symptoms of incontinence. The second problem of focus is to compare the rates of colostomy formation between groups of patients younger and older than age 65; to see the overall impact of quality of life after colostomy formation.