What is it about?
A stoma nurse specialists experience of setting up a patient managed device with three patients who have intestinal failure and have a stoma on their stomach. The article explains the device, how it is set up, the pros and cons of the device and how the patients managed it at home with it.
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Why is it important?
It is important because it is a revolutionary device to assist intestinal failure patients get discharged home quicker and rehabiliate at home instead of in hospital. Patients with intestinal failure generally stay in hospital for anywhere from 4 to 12 months recovering and preparing for restorative surgery. This device gets them home to rehabiliate for that period of time instead, improving their quality of life and providing better post operative outcomes after their restorative surgery.
Perspectives
This is my experience of setting up these patients and managing them at home, the things I learnt along the way and how to improve the experience for the next patient using the device. Intestinal failure patients are a very special and unique group of patients who deserve to spend time with their families and friends at home while they recover from the catastrophic diagnosis of intestinal failure.
Emma Ludlow
University of Auckland
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This page is a summary of: A stomal therapists experience of a novel chyme reinfusion device for high output enterostomies: A case series instituting a novel chyme reinfusion device in three patients, Gastrointestinal Nursing, June 2023, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/gasn.2023.21.5.16.
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