ostomy

Upfront With Ostomies

The Value in Becoming a Certified Ostomy Nurse

08/03/2021

Kristy Staebel, MBA, BSN, RN, CWOCN, FACCWS, DAPWCA

Introduction and Closing Remarks by Joanna Burgess-Stocks, BSN, RN, CWOCN

Patients with an ostomy continue to be an underserved population. There are between 725 000 and 1 million people in the United States living with an ostomy or continent diversion, and approximately 100 000 ostomy surgeries are performed each...

Patients with an ostomy continue...

08/03/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Upfront With Ostomies

Destigmatizing Ostomy Surgery: A Personal Story of Cultural Difference While Facing This Life-Altering Surgery

06/04/2021

Tina Aswani Omprakash

Advice is provided for health care practitioners from the patient’s point of view.

Advice is provided for health...

06/04/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

A Case Study

Correction of a Leaking Stoma: Using Silicone Block Insertion

06/01/2021

Ki Pyo Sung, MD

Soo Hyang Lee, MD, PhD

Changes in abdominal contour, including peristomal indentations, can cause leakage of stoma effluent and other complications. PURPOSE: To describe the case of a 39-year-old patient with a urostomy who experienced very frequent urine leakage...

Changes in abdominal contour,...

06/01/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Upfront with Ostomies

Mentorship of the Patient With a New Ostomy, the Role of Ostomy Nurses and Support Groups, and the Impact on Quality of Life

04/01/2021

Annemarie Finn

Joanna Burgess-Stocks, BSN, RN, CWOCN

This article shows, through one woman’s experience, how ostomy mentorship and support can lead to a positive postoperative outcome and quality of life. The following is the story of Annemarie Finn, a survivor of bladder cancer. She takes us...

This article shows, through one...

04/01/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Empirical Studies

The SYSTEMIC Project: A Pilot Study to Develop a Registry of Patients With an Ostomy for Predictive Modeling of Outcomes

04/01/2021

Honoria Ocagli, MA

Giulia Lorenzoni, PhD

Daniele Bottigliengo, MS

Danila Azzolina, PhD

Lucia Stivanello, MA

Edoardo Giorato, RN, WOCN

Susanna Turra, RN

Maria Barbierato, RN, WOCN

Dario Gregori, PhD

Mario Degan, MA

The authors developed and implemented an ostomy patient registry at an outpatient stoma clinic.

The authors developed and...

04/01/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Upfront With Ostomies

Ostomy Supplies: How You Can Help Your Patients Solve the Puzzle

03/02/2021

Susan Mueller, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CCM

When you fit your patient with a reliable ostomy appliance system, it is just the first step on the challenging supply pathway. This article attempts to fill in knowledge gaps and provide assistance to health care providers as they help their...

When you fit your patient with a...

03/02/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Guest Editorial

Reflections on the Extraordinary Life of Norma N. Gill-Thompson, ET

02/01/2021

Diane L. Krasner, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAAWC, MAPWCA

The author shares the story of her long and special relationship with the pioneer of ET/WOC nursing, Norma Gill.

The author shares the story of...

02/01/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Empirical Studies

Telemedicine in Patients With an Ostomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Observational Study

01/06/2021

Vincenza Paola Dinuzzi, MD

Giuseppe Palomba, MD

Maria Minischetti, RN

Alfonso Amendola, MD

Pierluigi Aprea, MD

Gaetano Luglio, MD

Giovanni Domenico De Palma, MD

Giovanni Aprea, MD, PhD

This study describes the experience of the Stoma Care Center of the University Hospital Federico II, Naples, Italy, before and during the COVID-19 lockdown.

This study describes the...

01/06/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Comparison of Efficacy and Participant Pain Level Following Use of Three Medical Adhesive Remover Sprays for Removal of Ostomy Wafers

Introduction: Removal of medical adhesive dressings, such as ostomy wafers, may result in skin stripping at the wound and peri-wound areas. Medical adhesive removers weaken the dressing’s...

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