Introduction. Necrosis of the rectum is an uncommon finding due to abundant collateral vasculature. Its management remains challenging, without clear consensus in the literature. Case Report. We describe a case of a 53-year-old woman with multiple medical comorbidities that presented in septic shock and hematochezia. Colonoscopy revealed ischemic colitis. Conservative management was instituted....

Marking the optimal location for a stoma preoperatively enhances the likelihood of a patient's independence in stoma care, predictable pouching system wear times, and resumption of normal activities. Urologists and certified ostomy nurses are the optimal clinicians to select and mark stoma sites, as this skill is a part of their education, practice, and training. However, these providers are no...

PREDICTION OF FEEDING DIFFICULTIES IN NEONATES Alexandra R. Adler, B. Joyce Simpson, Karen A. Diefenbach, and Richard A. Ehrenkranz. Section of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT and Section of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH. The purpose of this study was to determine whether feeding difficulties in post-...

BACKGROUND Intestinal stomas (ostomies) have been associated negatively with multiple aspects of health-related quality of life. This article examines the relationship between employment status and psychological well-being (PWB) in veterans who underwent major bowel procedures with or without ostomy. METHODS Veterans from 3 Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers were surveyed using the City of...

The American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) collaborated with the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society in 2007 to develop a position paper to establish that every person scheduled for a fecal diversion should be marked for a stoma preoperatively by a skilled health care provider. The WOCN Ostomy subcommittee chaired by Jane Carmel led this important activity. The genes...

ABSTRACT Objective: to establish the epidemiological profile of ostomized patients treated at Health Care Service for Ostomy Patients in Juiz de Fora and region (SASPO/JF) quantify pathologies that led stoma as well ostomy-related complications. Method: a retrospective study was carried out with analysis 496 medical records registered HCSOP/JF over 30 years who remained service June 2018. The f...

T his article aims to describe how scientific advances in silicone technology have affected the patient’s experience in stoma care and why this is important. Previous publications by White (2014a; b) described in detail the use of silicone technology to maintain healthy skin in stoma care. The prevention of skin damage by choosing products that have a sound research base provides patients with ...

Disease-related worries are frequently reported in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but longitudinal assessments of these worries are scarce. In the present study, patients completed the rating form of IBD patient concerns (RFIPC) at three occasions during one year. One-way analysis of variance (ANO VA), t-tests, bivariate correlation, and linear regression analyses were used to analyse data. ...