J Korean Acad Adult Nurs.  2007 Sep;19(4):634-643.

Affecting Factors of End Colostomy-Related Complications

Affiliations
  • 1Samsung Medical Center, Korea. ysmother@hanmail.net
  • 2College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study was performed to investigate the type and frequency of end colostomy-related complications and to identify the risk factors for those complications.
METHODS
Retrospective analysis of medical records was made in 708 patients who underwent end colostomy in Samsung Medical Center between October 1994 and February 2005. The type was divided into stomal and peristomal complications: stomal complications included bleeding, necrosis, mucocutaneous separation, prolapsed stoma, retraced stoma, stenosis, and hyperplasia; peristomal complications did peristomal varix, peristomal hernia, irritant contact dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, maceration, folliculitis, hyperplasia, bacterial infection, candidal infection, malignancy in the peristomal area, mechanical damage and pyoderma gangrenosum.
RESULTS
For stomal complications, hyperplasia was most common(9.0%). For peristomal complications, irritant contact dermatitis was developed in 17.4%. Sex and BMI were risk factors for irritant contact dermatitis, hyperplasia, peristomal hernia, flat stoma, and retracted stoma.
CONCLUSION
Teaching for preventing irritant contact dermatitis such as proper pouching and peristomal skin protection, and for comprehensive weight control should be emphasized on self care program for ostomates, while ostomy care nurse should take a careful consideration of preoperative ostomy site marking in female obese patients.

Keyword

Colostomy; Complication

MeSH Terms

Bacterial Infections
Colostomy
Constriction, Pathologic
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact
Dermatitis, Contact
Female
Folliculitis
Hemorrhage
Hernia
Humans
Hyperplasia
Medical Records
Necrosis
Ostomy
Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Self Care
Skin
Varicose Veins
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