Parastomal hernia: an overview.

Parastomal hernia (PH) is one of the most frequent ostomy complications, and the reported incidence in the literature is highly variable. As highlighted by the Association of Stoma Care Nurses UK, this complication develops mainly in children and older men over 70, but many predisposing factors are related to the individual patient and surgery. There is no standardised system for assessing PH.

The frequency of early stomal, peristomal and skin complications.

Background: The incidence of early complications after stoma formation (within 30 days of surgery) is difficult to determine and has been reported to be in a range of 3%-82%.

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyse the onset of stomal, peristomal and skin complications one month (30 days) after ostomy creation.

Method: This review analysed enteral stoma therapy nurse reports on patients who had an ostomy created between January 2016 and December 2020.