Study of intestinal irrigation of colostomy patients: previous note

Abstract

The author relates the problems of colostomy patient during the rehabilitation, intestinal control, adequate equipment and skin care. She refers to the control of intestinal habit with colostomy irrigation and relates comparative studies that demonstrated the efficiency and superiority of this method in relation to natural evacuation. She proposes an experimental sistematized study with adaptable and cheap equipment which will not interfere in the therapeutic effect of colostomy and will be used in hospital, ambulatory and at home. The data of this study is being collected in the Proctology Ambulatorial Service of a General Hospital.