Multidisciplinary care of skin problems in stoma patients

Skin integrity is essential for the normal usage of a stoma appliance. There is little published on the prevalence, prevention or management of stoma skin problems. Allergic contact dermatitis is often cited as the cause, usually without evidence from formal investigations. The authors approached, b...

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Published inBritish journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing) Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 324 - 330
Main Authors Smith, Amanda J, Lyon, Calum C, Hart, Carol A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London MA Healthcare 14.03.2002
Mark Allen Group Ltd
Subjects
Combined Modality Therapy
Humans
Nursing
Skin Diseases - etiology
Skin Diseases - therapy
Specialist Nursing
Surgical Stomas - adverse effects
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Summary:Skin integrity is essential for the normal usage of a stoma appliance. There is little published on the prevalence, prevention or management of stoma skin problems. Allergic contact dermatitis is often cited as the cause, usually without evidence from formal investigations. The authors approached, by postal questionnaire, 525 patients who had had a stoma formation in the last 10 years. A total of 325 responded. All those who described a skin problem were invited to attend a multidisciplinary clinic for further investigations and appropriate treatment of their peristomal skin. This may be severe and debilitating as well as socially restricting. However, with a multidisciplinary approach a number of conditions can be recognized and easily treated, thus improving the quality of life for stoma patients.
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ISSN:0966-0461
2052-2819
DOI:10.12968/bjon.2002.11.5.10116