Open AccessCare of patients with stomas in general practice
Author(s) -
Ben Finlay,
Hannah G. Sexton,
Christopher McDonald
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/ajgp-12-17-4430
Subject(s) - medicine , stoma (medicine) , general surgery , nursing , quality of life (healthcare) , complication , intensive care medicine , surgery
Intestinal stomas are formed for emergency, elective, benign and malignant conditions. They may be temporary or permanent. The complication rates of intestinal stomas are reported as high as 56%.