title: Routine assessment will identify problems. Urinary assessment following colorectal and stoma forming surgery.
abstract: Urinary problems following colorectal surgery, particularly rectal excision, are often accepted as a matter of course by health professionals and patients alike. However, routine urinary assessment of these patients, plus a sound knowledge of the causes and nature of the urinary problems, allows effective helping strategies to be implemented.
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authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D003107:Colorectal Surgery; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing