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A guide to stoma care for Hindu patients

, 2017
Lisa Hall, Community stoma nurse, Salts Healthcare, looks at the UK's major religions to help gastrointestinal and stoma care nurses factor patients' culture, beliefs and values into their care
Lisa Hall
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Predictors of Delayed and Omitted Postoperative Radiotherapy After Laryngectomy for pT4 Laryngeal Cancer

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) improves locoregional control and survival in high‐risk head and neck cancer, and guidelines recommend initiation within 42 days of surgery. Timeliness after laryngectomy for pathologic T4 (pT4) laryngeal cancer is poorly characterized.
George Ashji, Arun Rajan, Elias Dahl, Sudarshan Ramanan, Nishant Chadha, Yingzhi Wu, Richard J. Wong, Marc A. Cohen, Edward Christopher Dee, Nancy Y. Lee   +9 more
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Association Between Socioeconomic Position and Diagnosis, Treatment and Survival of Patients With Stage I–III Rectal Cancer in the Netherlands

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Socioeconomic position (SEP) influences cancer care and outcomes, even in countries with government‐funded healthcare. This population‐based study examined associations between SEP, rectal cancer care and survival of patients in the Netherlands.
Suzanne E. N. de Vries, Felice N. van Erning, Mieke J. Aarts, Alice M. Couwenberg, Laskarina J. K. Galanos, Irene E. G. van Hellemond, Ignace H. J. T. de Hingh, Robin Lurvink, Iris D. Nagtegaal, Johannes H. W. de Wilt, Marloes A. G. Elferink   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research status quo of post discharge stoma management model for patients with abdominal wall stoma

Huli yanjiu, 2016
It expounded the survival status quo of patients with abdominal wall stoma after discharge,introduced stoma management model from the four aspects of status quo stoma care,continuity of care,team cooperation and information application.It put forward ...
周花仙, 瞿春华, 瞿海红
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Stoma care

, 2014
This package explains what a stoma is, why you might require to have one, chronic diseases that may lead to stoma, common symptoms to complications of having a stoma, physiological aspects, dietary tips , skin care to self care, medication and prognosis.
James Watt College
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Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
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Acceptance and commitment therapy combined with usual care improves psychosocial outcomes and reduces complications in patients with permanent colostomies after colorectal cancer surgery: a retrospective cohort study

Frontiers in Surgery
BackgroundPermanent colostomies after colorectal cancer surgery can seriously affect patients' quality of life (QoL) and psychosocial adjustment.
Yali Shi, Hongwei Yu, Lihui Wang, Haiqiang Zhang   +3 more
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Effect of Implementing an Educational Nursing Program on Knowledge, Self-care Practices, and Self-efficacy among Patients with Colostomy [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Background: A colostomy is one of the most commonly performed life-saving surgical procedures around the world. Although it is considered as the most suitable therapeutic approach and an efficient method of life saving, it may cause various physical ...
Mervat Adham Ghaleb, Galal Mohamed Abou-Elnagah, Medhat Mohamed Anwar Hamed, Heba Mohamed Ibrahim, Neama Azzam Hamed Abd Elhamid Azzam   +4 more
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Drought Risk in Mango and Avocado Orchards: Insights Into Plant Water Relations and Irrigation‐Related Agronomic Solutions

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change is making water availability more uncertain, with growing consequences for the productivity and long‐term sustainability of tropical and subtropical fruit orchards. Mangifera indica L. and Persea americana Mill. both require large amounts of water to sustain growth and productivity.
Eleonora Cataldo
wiley   +1 more source

Is stoma care effective in terms of morbidity in complicated ileostomies?

, 2015
Pinar Sarkut, Halit Ziya Dundar, Ismail Tirnova, Ersin Ozturk, Tuncay Yilmazlar Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Görükle, Turkey Background: Performing transient or permanent ileostomy is one of the common
Sarkut P, Ozturk E, Tirnova I, Yilmazlar T, Dundar HZ   +4 more
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