title: Stoma complications: a case of cooperation.
abstract: Patients who have a stoma formed as the result of an emergency procedure are not only more prone to complications, but also may find it more difficult to adjust to their new status. This article describes the difficulties faced by one patient in such circumstances, and highlights how cooperation between community and specialist nursing services helped the patient not only adjust but also become self-caring.
authors.affiliation: Stoma Care, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, UK. janice.lee@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Olive
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D003125:Colostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012086:Reoperation