[How do patients manage their urostomy in everyday life? A questionnaire survey].

Introduction: The complications of stoma and peristomal are encountered by nearly 80% of patients within two years of surgery. The objective of this study was to evaluate the practical modalities of daily management of stoma and possible skin complications in a series of patients with non-continent urinary stoma.

Methods: Monocentric study by questionnaires including all patients with non-continent urinary stoma between 2007 and 2019 in a French university center.

Does increased patient comprehension decrease preoperative anxiety before digestive surgery?

Background: There exists a misalignment between the information given by a surgeon and the information retained by the patient. Inability to assimilate relevant information can be a factor of preoperative anxiety. The aim of this study was to assess patients' information retention according to a Fédération de Chirurgie Viscérale et Digestive (FCVD) questionnaire.