title: Abdominal wound with enterocutaneous fistula: a case study.
abstract: The care of an elderly male surgical patient with an enterocutaneous fistula located in an abdominal wound is described. The fistula is believed to have been related to multiple surgeries, wound dehiscence, and malnutrition. This article presents a brief overview of enterocutaneous fistulas and a pictorial demonstration of an alternative wound management technique that was used intermittently over several months to contain corrosive intestinal effluent until a commercial wound manager could be instituted.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Beitz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caldwell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001458:Bandages; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D017592:Skin Care; D013396:Suction; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000150:complications*