Short-term outcome of diverting loop ileostomy reversals performed by residents: a retrospective cohort prognostic factor study.

Aim: The reversal of diverting loop ileostomy (DLI) is one of surgical trainees' first procedures. Complications of DLI reversal can cause life-threatening complications and increase patient morbidity. This study compared DLI reversals performed by surgical trainees with those by attending surgeons.