Background Surgeons are often asked to provide a diverting colostomy to enable healing or
simplify management of sacral pressure ulcers. However, little evidence exists regarding the
safety of a diversion in this often compromised patient population. We hypothesized that
malnourished patients with sacral pressure ulcers have poor outcomes with fecal diversion.
Methods ACS-NSQIP (2012–2018) was used to identify patients who underwent elective
diverting colostomy for sacral pressure ulcers. Demographics, comorbidities, and …