title: When trauma means a stoma.
abstract: Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability. When traumatic injuries require ostomy surgery, the wound, ostomy, and continence nurse acts as a crucial part of the trauma team. This literature review describes mechanisms of injury associated with creation of a stoma, key aspects of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing care in trauma populations and presents suggestions for future research.
authors.affiliation: Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg 33704, and University of South Florida College of Nursing, Tampa, Florida, USA. susan.steele@bayfront.org
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Steele
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D010030:Ostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology