Assessing support garments in the management of parastomal hernia.

Many ostomates (people with a stoma) are affected by the complication of a parastomal hernia. The ostomate does not only need to adjust to the stoma but also to the presence of the parastomal hernia and its effect on the stoma function, appliance choice, and skin condition; moreover, it affects the...

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Published in:Gastrointestinal Nursing Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 32 - 40
Main Author: Readding, Linda A.
Format: pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Mark Allen Holdings Limited May2014
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