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Table 1 CDI reported cases after reversal of ileostomy

From: A case report of successful management of fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis post-ileostomy reversal with administration of vancomycin through a transverse colostomy

Author/year

Ref. no.

Age/sex

Background

Duration between onset and surgery (days)

WBC (per μl)

Surgical procedure

Antibiotics after surgery

Outcome

Shen/2009

[10]

61/F

Ulcerative colitis, after total proctocolectomy with IAA and a loop ileostomy

10

61,000

None

VCM po, MNZ inf

Dead, the postoperative 35th day

Nair/2010

[11]

72/M

After LAR with ileostomy

14

17,500

None

VCM po

Alive, 9 months

Abe/2012

[9]

69/M

After LAR with ileostomy

4

9460

Total colectomy with ileostomy

VCM po

Dead, the postoperative second day

Almerie/2015

[12]

60/F

After LAR with ileostomy

4

11,400

None

MNZ po

Alive, 2 weeks

Fashandi/2016

[13]

77/M

After diverting loop ileostomy

3

4500

Total colectomy

Not recorded

Dead, the postoperative fifth day

Our case/2019

 

58/M

After ISR with ileostomy

6

37,200

Transverse colostomy

VCM NG tube, VCM enema through T/colostomy, MNZ inf

Alive, 15 months

  1. LAR low anterior resection, ISR intersphincter resection, MNZ metronidazole