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Dr Nagham Al-Mozany
Colorectal Surgeon Auckland City Hospital Clinical Senior Lecturer University of Auckland 11:00 - 11:55 WS #121: Coping with Difficult Stomas 12:05 - 13:00 WS #134: Coping with Difficult Stomas (Repeated)
SLIDE 2 COPING WITH DIFFICULT STOMAS- BRIDGING THE GAP
CONSULTANT GENERAL & COLORECTAL SURGEON AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL & MACMURRAY CENTRE
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BRIDGING THE GAP
Knowledge Doctor-patient relationship Patients with stoma & Family/Society
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SLIDE 6 OBJECTIVES
- Definition and types of stomas
- Indications for stoma formation
- How to recognize the type of stoma?
- Recognizing the complications?
- How to manage simple complications ?
- When to refer ?
- Support services available?
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DEFINITION
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INTESTINAL STOMA
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CLASSIFICATION OF STOMAS
Stoma Temporary vs. Permanent Source Type Technical type
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ILEOSTOMY
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Ileostomy consistency: TOOTH-PASTE!
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Loop/Defunctionning Ileostomy
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HOW CAN I TELL THE DIFFERENCE?
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- Effect on reversibility of the stoma in future?
- Volume of output?
- Effect on complications?
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Effect on reversibility of the stoma in future? Potentially Yes if End ……and YES if Loop Volume of output? 1 L Effect on complications?
- High output >1L
- Dehydration/Electrolyte imbalance
- Skin issues
- Leaking bag
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COMPARISON BETWEEN STOMAS
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- Form of Urostomy
- Diverts urine if
bladder has been removed
is urine infection
Urology
ILEAL CONDUITS URINARY DIVERSION
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A SURGEON’S PERSPECTIVE
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Indications for surgery/stoma formation
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TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF STOMA FORMATION
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POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
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INDICATIONS FOR STOMA TYPE
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Emergencies:
- Conditions that require small bowel or colon resection and
a primary anastomosis (“join”) which may be compromised
- Friable unhealthy bowel tissue unable to hold a suture:
- Long-standing peritonitis or obstruction
- Radiation
- Crohn’s disease
- Perforation
- Trauma
- Severe infection
SLIDE 34 INDICATIONS FOR ILEOSTOMY FORMATION
Elective:
- Surgery for rectal cancer or inflammatory
bowel disease
- Technically easier to reverse
SLIDE 35 INDICATIONS FOR COLOSTOMY FORMATION
Emergencies:
- Colonic obstruction from a cancer
- Complicated diverticular disease
- Trauma
Elective:
- Very low rectal cancers
- Fistula
- Severe incontinence
- Radiotherapy
- Severe perianal sepsis
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- Counselling
- Stoma nurse specialists
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management training
proficiency
hospital stay
interventions
effective
STOMA EDUCATION
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Lying Standing Sitting
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STOMA COMPLICATIONS
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High Stoma output ?
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HIGH STOMA OUTPUT Risk factors:
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Dehydration
- 30% of patients with new ileostomies
- Fluid and electrolyte replacement
strategies
- Vitamin deficiencies and malnutrition
- Avoid kidney failure
- Dehydration and kidney failure are also
the most common cause of unplanned readmission in stoma patients
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- Enquire about stoma losses
- Number of bag changes and volume in bag
- Aim for 1L stoma loss for ileostomies
- Regular Creatinine, UE checks, Albumin, Vitamins
- Enquire about skin around stoma bag
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SLIDE 48 PARASTOMAL HERNIA
Risk factors:
- Oversized apertures
- Obesity
- Advanced age
- Poor tissues / weak
musculature
- Wound infections
- Smoking
- Increased abdominal
pressure after surgery
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SLIDE 50 SO WHAT CAN YOU DO?
- Refer to stoma specialist for pouch/belt support
- Refer to colorectal surgeon if symptomatic, for
consideration of revision, re-siting, repair of hernia
- Check integrity of stoma- not ischaemic or
necrotic
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MANAGEMENT OF PARASTOMAL HERNIA
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re-siting strategies
- +/- Mesh use
- Laparoscopic or
Open surgery
SLIDE 53 STOMAL BLEEDING
- Poor pouching technique
- Stoma rubs against an appliance resulting in
trauma
- More prevalent in patients with parastomal hernias
and prolapse
- Management includes patient education and pouch
resizing to eliminate the causative factors
- Refer to stoma nurse specialist
SLIDE 54 MUCOCUTANEOUS SEPARATION
Risk factors include:
- 1. Surgical wound infections
- 2. Oversized skin holes
- 3. Excessive suture tension
- 4. Stomal necrosis
- Superficial separations can be
managed by stomal therapists, who will fill the separation with an absorbant product to facilitate healing
- Deep separations below the level of
the abdominal fascia may warrant surgical revision
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- Occur within 1-5 days
- f surgery
- Particularly the first 24
hours
- Risk factors:
- 1. Oedema
- 2. Abdominal distension
- 3. Critical illness
- 4. Obesity
- 5. Tension
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SLIDE 57 SO WHAT CAN YOU DO?
- Clinical assessment is important
- Check tightness of the stoma appliance
- Inserting a test tube into the stoma may aid in
depth assessment
- Refer acutely to Colorectal surgeon
SLIDE 58 STOMAL PROLAPSE
Risk factors:
- 1. Large abdominal wall
- pening
- 2. ↑ Abdominal pressure
- 3. Lack of fascial support
- 4. Obesity
- 5. Weak muscle tone and
certain anatomical locations
- Painless
- ↑risk of stomal trauma
- ↑risk of incarceration and
ischaemia
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STOMAL PROLAPSE
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Patient is lying down and stoma is on the patient’s right
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Refer to stoma nurse specialist
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Refer to Surgeon
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STOMAL RETRACTION
Risk factors: 1.Necrosis 2.Mucocutaneous separation 3.Crohn’s disease 4.Excessive tension Expert stomal therapist input is required/Refer
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STOMAL STENOSIS
Result from: 1.Mucocutaneous separation 2.Ischaemia or necrosis 3.Following chronic skin irritation 4.Excessive scarring 5.Irradiation Management: Refer! 1.Dilation with gloved fingers +/- graded surgical dilating instruments 2.Stool softeners may assist in avoiding impaction
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A PATIENT’S PERSPECTIVE
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How do we bridge the gap between patients with stomas & family/society
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FAMILY AND SOCIETY
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- Malodorous
- Noisy
- Unable to eat normal food
- Unable to exercise
- Unable to wear normal clothes
- Unable to bath, shower, or swim
- Unable to work
- Unable to travel
- Unable to have sex
- Loss of partner and friends
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“THE STOMA EFFECT”
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