Management of a high-output stoma in the community: case study.

Abstract

Nursing care of patients with high-output stomas in the community can be challenging. Large quantities of liquid effluent make containment and skin care high priorities. These issues can in some cases be further complicated by the need for parenteral nutrition (PN). Issues related to high output stomas will be briefly discussed and then a case study will show how one team of community nurses assisted a patient with a jejunostomy.