Is Colostomy Closure Without Mechanical Bowel Preparation Safe in Pediatric Patients? Randomized Clinical Trial.

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2019-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study will help determine wether mechanical bowel preparation before a colostomy closure is necessary in pediatric population, in order to avoid surgery related complications (surgical site infection and anastomosis leakage).

Half of the population will go through the mechanical bowel prep before colostomy closure and the other half won´t. Complications rate will be compared among both groups.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pediatric patients who are to be submitted to a colostomy closure

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with more than 3 abdominal surgeries

• patients with primary or acquired immunodeficiencies (including malnourishment)

• Patients in which the distal intestine is closed in a Hartmann´s pouch