Open AccessTelehealth Management of Urostomy Postoperative Complications
Author(s) -
Terran Sims,
Karie Wilson
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.0000000000000698
Subject(s) - telemedicine , medicine , telehealth , cystectomy , pandemic , medical emergency , health care , covid-19 , medline , teleradiology , general surgery , disease , bladder cancer , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth , cancer , pathology , political science , law
Surgical creation of a urostomy with or without radical cystectomy is a common urologic procedure. Despite advances in techniques, ostomy and surgical-related postoperative complications are prevalent and may impair physical recovery and health quality of life. Restrictions in face-to-face clinic visits created by the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have dramatically altered care for patients with a new urostomy.