The influence of the risk factor on the abdominal complications in colon injury management

Indications for and outcome of primary repair compared with faecal diversion in the management of traumatic colon injury

“…The present study demonstrated that when management of patients with colon injuries was conducted according to established guidelines, primary repair had a significantly lower complication rate. On the other hand, the odds of developing complications after faecal diversion were 2.5 times higher than after primary repair, in agreement with a recent study [29] that identified faecal diversion to be an independent risk factor for developing abdominal complications after treatment of colon injuries.…”