Satisfação de Pacientes com Estomias Intestinais Quanto ao Uso de Equipamentos

Characterization of children and teenagers with ostomies in a health service

“…With regard to the type of stoma, a colostomy was the most frequent. These results are similar to other studies with children with ostomies in which colostomy occurred more frequently 10,[12][13][14][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] . It is worth noting in the literature the existence of other studies in pediatrics that show the predominance of urostomy, gastrostomy, and even ileostomy 10,14 .…”

“…Considering the location of the intestinal stomies, those located in the lower left quadrant predominated. Corroborating these results, research indicates the predominance of intestinal stomies located in the lower left quadrant 24 .…”

“…With respect to the shape of the stoma, the round shape (73.8%) was predominant and about the color, bright red stomies predominated. It is important to note that the normal features of a stoma are: bright pink or very vivid red color, regular shape, in which the body of the stoma presents the same shape of its base in the abdominal wall, bright and usually with mucus, whole skin and without changes (edema, bleeding, ulceration or nodules in its mucosa) 13,24 . Considering the location of the intestinal stomies, those located in the lower left quadrant predominated.…”

“…Surgery for the construction of stomies in newborns is done in an emergency, usually a few days after birth, and it is unusual to demarcate the stoma site. Often the family has no power of choice, since the delay in performing the surgery may lead to worsening of the child's state of health for irreversible situations and even death 24 .…”

“…It is important to highlight that, in elective surgeries, nursing care should be performed effectively, starting in the preoperative period through the nursing consultation and the demarcation of the stomatal site by the stomatherapist nurse or nurse with specialized training; In this way, most of the complications with the ostomy and the peristaltic skin could possibly be avoided 24 .…”