Publications by authors named "Miriayi Aibibula"
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical and economic outcomes during the first year following ostomy formation.
Design: Single-center retrospective audit.
Subjects And Setting: The sample comprised 200 patients who underwent surgery leading to ileostomy or colostomy at a large English National Health Service (NHS) Trust.
Article Synopsis
- - People with a stoma in the UK often deal with leakage problems, which significantly affect their quality of life (QoL) and cause ongoing concern among them.
- - A study involving 301 stoma patients revealed that most had their stoma for over five years and that a high percentage experienced leakage onto their clothes and skin complications, correlating with lower QoL.
- - Despite the negative effects of leakage, many patients do not seek help or advice from healthcare professionals, including stoma care nurses, to manage these issues.
Background: Flexible nasendoscopy (FNE) is an invaluable multi-disciplinary tool for upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) examination. During the COVID-19 pandemic concerns were raised that FNE had the potential of generating aerosols resulting in human cross-contamination when performed on SARS-COV2 carriers. In the UK, and other European countries, national guidelines were issued restricting FNE to essential cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: People with a stoma face many unique challenges. Leakage is a significant one but is not sufficiently discussed within the wider area of health and social care.
Aims: This study aimed to articulate and achieve consensus on the problems experienced by people with a stoma, particularly leakage, in the hope of encouraging conversations among patients, clinicians and policymakers on how to solve them.