Caracterização da clientela com estoma de eliminação de um ambulatório de Belo Horizonte, MG

Abstract

Ostomy is the externalization of any hollow viscera in the body. The ostomy are classified according to in respiratory function (tracheostomy), feeding (gastrostomy and jejunostomy) and elimination (bowel and bladder). This study aimed to outline the sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients with elimination of stomata treated at Stomatherapy Clinic in the Medical Specialties Center Dr. Eduardo Levindo Coelho, of Social Security Institute of the State of Minas Gerais Servers (IPSEMG), in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, from September 2011 to November 2015. It was a cross-sectional, descriptive and held to collect sociodemographic and clinical variables. The sample consisted of 30 participants. There was equivalence between the genders, most were older, literate, with high education and low family income, retirees, but with filling work, all lived at home with basic sanitation. Most were brown or black race, married or remained stable union. It was observed that the most frequent situation or condition which led to the stoma surgery was colorectal cancer. Most participants had the intact skin around the stoma. We see the nurse's role in monitoring the recovery and adaptation aiming at the adaptation and rehabilitation of ostomy patients. In conclusion, we know the reality experienced is essential to equip managers and professionals in the organization of specialized health care services.