Ostomy complications and clinical profile of children attending in a reference hospital

Abstract

Objective: The aim was to study the incidence of ostomy complications in children, as well as characterize the sociodemographic and clinical profile of the children seen in the outpatient clinic. Methods: This is a quantitative, descriptive, prospective character study performed with 37 children between February and August 2016 at an outpatient clinic of a public hospital in Brasília, Federal District. For the statistical analysis, the categorical variables were described by absolute and relative frequencies and the quantitative variables were described by means of average and standard deviation. The chi-square test was used to verify associations between qualitative variables. Results: From the studied children, 56,7% had ostomy complications. The most frequent complication was contact dermatitis. Conclusion: Not that many studies are directed towards the children with ostomy. It is expected that the data obtained from this research can subsidize action planning on behalf of health professionals to reduce and/or avoid the complications incidence.