Open AccessLessons Learned About Peristomal Skin Complications
Author(s) -
Ginger Salvadalena,
Janice C. Colwell,
George Skountrianos,
Joyce Pittman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing/journal of wocn
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.635
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1528-3976
pISSN - 1071-5754
DOI - 10.1097/won.0000000000000666
Subject(s) - medicine , continuous variable , exact test , stoma (medicine) , categorical variable , odds , clinical trial , odds ratio , randomized controlled trial , surgery , dermatology , logistic regression , machine learning , computer science
The aims of this study were to (1) describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of the individuals with peristomal skin complications (PSCs); (2) describe the PSCs; (3) examine the relationship of PSC occurrence and severity with possible risk factors, and (4) describe how PSCs were managed clinically.