Impact of Prior Identification and Education of Patients Requiring a Digestive Stoma for Fecal Diversion

The guide to good stoma therapy practice recommends that the site of the future stoma should be marked out preoperatively, in the lying, sitting and standing positions, so that the patient can see the stoma. What's more, the psychological impact of the stoma is such that preoperative and regular postoperative education is essential. This identification and initiation of education is carried out by stoma nurses and/or surgeons.