The impact of emergency stoma formation on patient-reported outcomes
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The impact of emergency stoma formation on patient-reported outcomes
IRAS ID
341373
Contact name
Scott MacDonald
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Glasgow
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 4 months, 30 days
Research summary
Around 5000 patients each year undergo formation of an intestinal stoma (colostomy or ileostomy) in the emergency setting in the UK. These patients have a high risk of post-operative complications and post-operative mortality. Furthermore, a substantial number of these patients will be left with a permanent stoma. These patients have been shown to have poorer quality of life than those without stomas, and also to those operated under planned, or elective, settings.
However, there has been very little research done on specific risk factors within this cohort that are associated with poorer patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs).
This research aims to assess the impact of emergency intestinal stoma formation on stoma-specific quality of life and health-related quality of life. Furthermore, we aim to to identify any specific risk factors associated with poorer patient-reported outcomes within this cohort.
The potential benefits of this research are, firstly that it could help identify patients at higher risk of poorer post-operative outcomes who may benefit from early support. Secondly, identification of specific risk factors may change clinical practice for those clinicians operating in emergency settings. And finally, placing emphasis on this oft neglected cohort may help to improve patient outcomes within this field in the near future.
This research will be partially funded by the Emergency Laparotomy and Laparoscopic Scottish Audit (ELLSA).
This study will include patients who have had an intestinal stoma formed in an emergency setting across 4 individual hospital sites within a single NHS health board.
Patients will be contacted by post by the lead researcher at 3 months and 1 year post-operatively and asked to complete 3 validated patient-reported outcome measures, which will take approximately 10-15 minutes.REC name
North West - Greater Manchester South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/NW/0341
Date of REC Opinion
14 Nov 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion