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Upfront With Ostomies
The Value in Becoming a Certified Ostomy Nurse
08/03/2021
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 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
Advice is provided for health care practitioners from the patient’s point of view.
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
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, 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
Mentorship of the Patient With a New Ostomy, the Role of Ostomy Nurses and Support Groups, and the Impact on Quality of Life
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
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 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
The SYSTEMIC Project: A Pilot Study to Develop a Registry of Patients With an Ostomy for Predictive Modeling of Outcomes
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
The authors developed and implemented an ostomy patient registry at an outpatient stoma clinic.
The authors developed and implemented an ostomy patient registry at an outpatient stoma clinic.
The authors developed and...
04/01/2021
Wound Management & Prevention
Ostomy Supplies: How You Can Help Your Patients Solve the Puzzle
Upfront With Ostomies
Ostomy Supplies: How You Can Help Your Patients Solve the Puzzle
03/02/2021
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 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
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 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
Telemedicine in Patients With an Ostomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Observational Study
Empirical Studies
Telemedicine in Patients With an Ostomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Observational Study
01/06/2021
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 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...
10/25/2019

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