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Published on: July 12, 2018
Ostomy care and rehabilitation in colorectal cancer
1The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. erwinp@ccf.org
Objectives:
To review ostomy care in colorectal cancer, current trends in assessment, management, and treatment, and the role of the enterostomal therapy (ET) nurse in cancer care.
Data Sources:
Published literature and the author's clinical experiences in ostomy wound care.
Conclusion:
Care of the patient with colorectal cancer requiring an ostomy involves both physical and psychological rehabilitation. The education and skills of an ET/wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nurse can provide a valuable service to the patient/family, surgeon, oncology nurse, and other health care providers. IMPLICATIONS FOR ONCOLOGY NURSES: An ostomy is not a handicapping procedure. Living well with a colostomy can be achieved through proper patient preparation, education, and planning. Provision of individualized comprehensive care facilitates physical and psychological rehabilitation.
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