title: Pre and post-operative assessment of patients with a stoma.
abstract: This article aims to increase healthcare professionals' understanding of the pre and post-operative care of patients undergoing stoma-forming surgery. Areas covered include pre-operative information given to patients, post-operative nursing care and psychological considerations that should be taken into account for any patient undergoing stoma-forming surgery.
authors.affiliation: Stoma Care, St. Mark's and Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex. angela.vujnovich@nwlh.nhs.uk
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authors.lastname: Vujnovich
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004496:Education, Continuing; D004651:Employment; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011584:Psychology; D012067:Religion; D054047:Surgical Stomas