COLOSTOMY AND ITS CARE WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON COLOSTOMY IRRIGATION

Colostomy

HiSTORICAL. IN pre-Listerian dlays surgeonis werc afraid, and righlitly so, to open the peritoneal cavity. The antiseptic metho(ds of the post-Listeriaii era, and(l the asceptic technique of the present time, were then unlleard of, yet there was no lacking in the anatomical knowledge of the great meni of that period, who must be hailed as the founders of the surgical profession. Their vivid ana...

A look at the purpose and outcomes of colostomy irrigation.

Colostomy irrigation: an important issue for Muslim individuals.

Colostomy irrigation (CI) is a bowel management method in individuals with permanent colostomy, as an alternative to pouch use, which may provide continence. CI helps the individuals with an artificial stoma to adjust to the stoma and may increase their quality of life (QOL). An uncontrolled intestinal gas discharge invalidates ablution, and noisy gas discharge and smell prevents congregational...

Colostomy irrigation to maintain continence: An old method revived.

Colostomy management by the irrigation technique: review of 165 cases.