Neonatal Ostomies |
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| Authors: | HARRIET A. HARRELL-BEAN RN NNP CYNTHIA A. KLELL RN ET |
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| Affiliation: | Harriet Harrell-Bean is the coordinator of the Newborn Transport Team at the University of Arizona's Health Sciences Center in Tucson. Ms. Harrell-Bean is a member of NAACOG and the Arizona Pediatric Society, and the president of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners of Arizona.;Cynthia Klell is an enterostomal therapist at the University of Arizona's Health Sciences Center, a clinical instructor for the Tucson Medical Center School of Enterostomal Therapy, and a lecturer at the University of Arizona College of Nursing and College of Pharmacy. Ms. Klell is a member of The International Association of Enterostomal Therapists, the American Urological Association Allied, and the Cancer Care Group of Arizona, Inc. |
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| Abstract: | Two methods of neonatal ostomy care, nonappliance and appliance, are discussed. Skin problems associated with stoma care, such as excoriation, fungal infections, and allergic reactions, are reviewed and a number of suggestions are made for the proper care of stomas in the newborn. |
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