Regular service audits since 2008 gave a stoma care department confidence in the service it provides. In 2016 the department undertook a new audit to benchmark its services, using the Association of Stoma Care Nurses (ASCN) UK Revised Stoma Care Nursing Standards and Audit Tool (2015) . Of the 60 questionnaires given out, 43 were returned (71%). The results highlighted areas of good practice with positive patient feedback. However, it also identified that the team needed to improve documentation when offering patients the opportunity to meet a former patient with a stoma preoperatively and when discussing lifestyle issues. The results demonstrated poor preoperative compliance; this was lower than expected and did not concur with department statistics. The audit highlights the importance of clarity when developing a questionnaire to ensure all respondents not only interpret its meaning in the same way, but also only answer the questions specific to them.
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Minerva Surg
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San Marco - Ambulatorio Infermieristico Care Nursing Team, G. Rodolico University Hospital, Catania, Italy.
Stoma surgery is frequently used to treat conditions such as colorectal cancer and inflammatory diseases. While it can extend patients' lives, it often introduces challenges that negatively affect quality of life. Convex skin barriers are commonly recommended for managing flat or retracted stomas and addressing irregular peristomal surfaces, such as creases or folds.
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Department of Surgery, Ersta Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Introduction: Stockholm, Sweden had among the highest excess mortality rates during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In March 2020, an entire hospital implemented an infection-free cold site infrastructure and scaled up imperative mainly colorectal cancer surgery, for the Stockholm health care region. The study evaluated the efficacy of the concept.
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Iraktânia Vitorino Diniz, MSc, RN , Doctoral Student in Nursing at the Federal University of Paraiba, Campus I - Lot. City Universitaria, João Pessoa, Paraíba 58051-900, Brazil.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine health-related quality of life and adaptation of persons with a colostomy before and after use of a colostomy plug.
Design: Single group before-and-after study.
Subjects And Setting: The study sample comprised 19 people with a colostomy who attended an outpatient clinic João Pessoa, in Paraiba, Brazil.
Int Urogynecol J
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK.
Introduction And Hypothesis: Urogenital and rectovaginal fistulae are rare complications of pessary use for pelvic organ prolapse (POP). This systematic review investigates the prevalence of these complications in patients using pessary for POP, potential risk factors and approaches to their investigation and management.
Methods: All studies in English reporting urogenital or rectovaginal fistulae secondary to pessaries for POP were eligible for inclusion.
Eur J Pediatr
January 2025
Department of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, No. 399, Wanyuan Rd., Minhang District, Shanghai, China.
Unlabelled: Enterostomy is utilized to mitigate severe clinical symptoms in children with very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD) and to provide a window for stem cell transplantation. Nevertheless, the incidence of postoperative complications is significant, and there is currently a lack of research exploring the risk factors associated with complications related to the stoma and incision following the procedure. The objective of this study is to investigate the risk factors for stoma and incision complications after enterostomy in patients with VEO-IBD.
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