Characteristics, Hospital Length of Stay, and Readmissions Among Individuals Undergoing Abdominal Ostomy Surgery: Review of a Large US Healthcare Database
CONCLUSIONS:
Characteristics of patients undergoing abdominal stoma surgery varied based on underlying diagnosis and ostomy type. The median hospital LOS was more than 1 week. Patients experienced high rates of healthcare utilization (hospital admission or ED visits) during the 120 days following surgery.
Source: Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Ostomy Care Source Type: research
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