Effects of high-quality nursing on surgical site wound infections after colostomy in patients with colorectal cancer

Table 1 Comparison of general data between the two groups (n, mean ± SD)

Classification	Control group (n = 40)	Research group (n = 40)	χ2/t	P value
Gender			0.051	0.822
Male	21	23
Female	19	17
Age (year)	56.73 ± 3.27	57.38 ± 3.45	0.126	0.872
BMI (kg/m2)	23.57 ± 2.48	23.82 ± 2.74	0.757	0.406
Tumor location			0.200	0.447
Colon	21	18
Rectum	19	22
TNM staging			0.495	0.781
I	10	12
II	18	15
III	12	13
Duke’s staging			0.915	0.633
A	22	26
B	12	10
C	6	4

BMI: Body mass index.

Table 2 Comparison of wound conditions between the two groups, n (%)

Classification	Wound infection	Wound inflammation	Delayed wound healing	Overall incidence
Control group (n = 40)	4 (10.00)	4 (10.00)	2 (5.00)	10 (25.00)
Research group (n = 40)	1 (2.50)	1 (2.50)	0	2 (5.00)
χ2				4.804
P value				0.028

Table 3 Comparison of complications between the two groups, n (%)

Classification	Control group (n = 40)	Research group (n = 40)	χ2	P value
Fistula stenosis	2 (5.00)	1 (2.50)
Fistula hemorrhage	1 (2.50)	0
Fistula prolapse	2 (5.00)	0
Peristome dermatitis	1 (2.50)	0
Urine retention	2 (5.00)	1 (2.50)
Pulmonary infection	2 (5.00)	0
Intestinal obstruction	1 (2.50)	0
Overall incidence	11 (27.50)	2 (5.00)	5.878	0.015

Table 4 Comparison of postoperative recovery indicators between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Classification	First exhaust (hour)	First bowel movement (hour)	Average hospital stays (day)
Control group (n = 40)	63.80 ± 2.66	71.80 ± 2.74	10.44 ± 0.63
Research group (n = 40)	51.40 ± 2.22	61.30 ± 2.21	7.94 ± 0.77
t value	11.32	9.43	7.53
P value	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001