STUDY REGARDING ONCOLOGICAL PATIENTS CARE WITH INTESTINAL OSTOMIES

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592116116

• Palavras-chave: Colorectal cancer, Oncology patients, Intestinal ostomies.

• Keywords: Colorectal cancer, Oncological patients, Intestinal ostomies

• Abstract:

  This study aims to analyze studies on the care and epidemiological profile of cancer patients with intestinal stomas. Method: This is an integrative literature review, being a cross-sectional research with a qualitative approach extracted in the databases BVS-BIREME, LILACS, SCIELO in the period from August to October 2021, with the descriptors: Colorectal Cancer; Oncology Patients; Intestinal Stomies. Results: From the analysis of the related scientific articles, a high incidence of colon and rectal cancer is observed in females, with a predominance in adults and the elderly, with the perfomance of the stoma as the main cause. Conclusion: This study enabled us to analyze the epidemiological profile of these patients affected by colon and rectal cancer, leading to a better understanding of the care with intestinal ostomy in these patients, with the purpose of providing a more humanized treatment.

• Número de páginas: 13