Characterization of patients with ostomy treated at a public municipal and regional reference center

Objective: to characterize patients with ostomy treated at a municipal and regional refer- ence center in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Methods: this is a retrospective and descriptive study, based on the records of patients with ileostomy or colostomy recorded in this service between 2000 and 201...

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Main Authors: Luis Fernando Melotti, Ivy Mendes Bueno, Gleci Vieira Silveira, Maria Elizete Nunes Da Silva, Elenir Fedosse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2013-04-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936313000233