Late complications in patients with intestinal ostomies who underwent a preoperative site marking
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Ostomy, Preoperative site marking, Post-Operative Complications, Nursing, Stomatherapy.Abstract
Objectives: Describe late complications related to intestinal ostomies in patients undergoing a preoperative site marking. Method: Descriptive study with a quantitative approach. The convenience sample and was composed of 15 people with intestinal ostomies who underwent a preoperative site marking. Data collection was performed between January and March 2014 through a pre-established script that guided the physical examination and a questionnaire containing 13 questions related to the sociodemographic profile, diagnosis, and preoperative site marking. Results: It was verified that in 13 (87.7%) people who had site marked ostomies, it was located at a distance of more than 5 cm of surgical scars, iliac crest, umbilical scar, and waistline. Two people with ileostomy (13.3%) had intestinal loop protrusion short of recommended. Regarding postoperative complications, three participants (20%) presented peristomal dermatitis and one (6.7%), in addition to dermatitis, prolapse of the ostomy. Conclusion: The study showed that the postoperative complications reported by patients who underwent a preoperative stomatal site marking were poorly observed and that these was consisted of peristomal dermatitis and prolapse of the ostomy.Downloads
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2019-02-19
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Thum M, de Paula MAB, Morita AB da SP, Balista AL, Franck EM, Lucas PC de C. Late complications in patients with intestinal ostomies who underwent a preoperative site marking. ESTIMA [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 19 [cited 2025 Mar. 25];16. Available from: https://www.revistaestima.com.br/estima/article/view/660
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