Bowel resection (Colostomy/Ileostomy)
Cancer is a disease that affects everyone everywhere, rich and poor, black and white, brown and yellow, Mexican, American, Russian, and Singaporean, unbiased without preference. Cancer is a much studied and researched topic and although great advances in medicinal treatments through research have been discovered and developed, a cure has yet to be discovered. Cancer can affect any organ in the body and thus can present itself at anytime anywhere in our bodies. There are known substances (carcinogens) that place the general population at risk to develop cancer, however exposure to carcinogens and cancerous agents are not the only reason for cancer and tumor development.
Nearly all colorectal cancers that begin as adenomatous polyps are adenocarcinomas. Most tumors develop in the rectum and sigmoid colon, although any portion of the colon may be affected. The tumor typically grows undetected, producing few manifestations. By the time manifestations occur, the disease may have spread into deeper layers of the bowel tissue and adjacent organs. Colorectal cancer spreads by direct extension to involve the entire bowel circumference, the sub-mucosa, and outer bowel wall layers. Neighboring structures such as the liver, greater curvature of the stomach, duodenum, small intestine, pancreas, spleen genitourinary tract, and abdominal wall also may be involved in the direct extension. Metastasis to regional lymph nodes is the most common form of tumor spread. This is not always an orderly process; distal nodes may contain cancer cells while regional nodes remain normal. Cancerous cells from the primary tumor may spread by way of the lymphatic system or circulatory system to secondary sites such as t...
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...ile colitis) following ileostomy closures is uncommon, but should be suspected when patients do not follow the usual postoperative clinical course following this elective surgery. Although most CDC patients will not die from the infection, the infections associated with an escalating frequency of complications
and this correlates with the age and comorbidity of the patient”.
In conclusion, the patient undergoing a bowel resection procedure is not only at risk for possible complications intraoperative, but also postoperative may be at risk for contracting other infections that may increase length of stay, added medical bills, increase anxiety and predispose the patient to other infections and diseases while he/she remains in the hospital.
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is established as the primary procedure for the vast majority of patients with benign gall bladder disease, both in elective and emergency conditions.The ability to accurately identify an individual patient’s risk for conversion based on preoperative factors
LeMone, P., Burke, K., & Bauldoff, G. (2011). Medical-surgical nursing: Critical thinking in patient care (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
Although there is meticulous effort by nurses and other health care professionals in ensuring patient recovery after surgical procedures, many patients experience complications. These post-operative complications include, but are not limited to, wound infection, atelectasis, postoperative ileus, embolism, and deep vein thrombosis. This paper will specifically look at atelectasis, the collapse of lung alveoli due to airway obstruction, and post-operative ileus, the cessation of gastrointestinal movement preventing passage of its contents (Lewis et al., 2014). The purpose of this paper is to provide a greater understanding of the experience of hospitalization for surgical patients by focusing on the two post-operative complications, atelectasis
Inflammatory bowel diseases include Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. It can lead to severe bowel problems, abdominal pain and malnutrition. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis can also be painful and debilitating. Medication can eliminate symptoms, in addition to prevent flare-ups. Surgery may be needed in some cases to repair the colon.
There are many heath risks associated with any medical procedure. Gastric bypass beyond a doubt helps people shed on average about half their original weight, however, with such a dramatic weight loss and decrease in stomach size comes substantive side effects. David Bjerklie emphasizes that “there are risks, including… patients [that]… developed nerve damage ranging from minor tingling in the feet to incapaciting pain and weakness,” but many of the problems can be avoided by taking proper care by enrolling in nutrition programs. In many cases people “complain of increased sensitivity or reduced tolerance to the effects of alcohol compared with their experience before the operation.
Cancer is the term used to describe a group of diseases consisting of hundreds of ailments and although there exists so many different types of cancer, they all begin in a similar way. The body is made up of over a trillion cells, and cancer is the uncontrolled growth of malfunctioning cells in the body (Dawson, 1996). “Normal body cells grow, divide, and die in an orderly fashion. During the early years of a person’s life, normal cells divide faster to allow the person to grow. After the person becomes an adult, most cells divide only to replace worn-out or dying cells or to repair injuries” (American Cancer Society, 2012).
...ect the patients body, to allow them to watch for and avoid those foods if at all possible (Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America, 2012). Diet can also be affected by shortening of the bowel during surgery, causing absorption issues which may indicate needing more food or special nutrition to make up for what is being otherwise lost.
As a future nurse, this author will continue to utilize critical thinking skills to be able to clearly and rationally think to avoid harm, keep patients safe at all costs, and deliver patient-centered care. All which can be accomplished by applying the knowledge gained from the program’s content and clinical experience. Lastly, this author will be sure to make sound and safe judgments by critically thinking through challenging
The world we live in can be wonderful at times,but can also be dangerous and danger isn’t a good place to start at.The word cancer seems terrifying when someone thinks about it and they should be because there is a lot of types of cancer from all over the word.Cancer is the leading causes of death everywhere you go and it happens from different parts of the body.From someone that doesn’t understand cancer it’s very important to know about the aspects in which they come around.They way a cancer forms,symptons that are caused,and the way each cancer type is treated is very important to consider.
Cancer is a condition in the body when there is uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that evolve into tumors. Fatty food, smoking, and drinking all affect the chances of developing cancer. Treatments for cancer include, but are not limited to, Surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Anyone can become a victim of cancer, but we can decrease our chances of getting cancer by being more informed on the disease and how to prevent it.
...ischarged, until the patient gains bowel function. This time may vary. Most patients are normally on a fluid restricted diet, until there intestines are fully recovered from the surgery. (Mayo Clinic, 2012)
Cancer has become the one of the most feared things for human beings. The various type of cancer have been discovered and there are still a lot of it that undiscoverable. Cancer is a complex disease that have a group of disease. The cancer itself cannot be describe by words. The causes of this cancer is still not being able to be discovered fully. There are only minor factor that can lead to this disease. The carcinogens are believed to be one of the causes that lead to cancer such as asbestos, radon gas, tobacco, PVC and much more from our chemical industries. The environment especially near to the industrial that produce chemical waste can be one of the causes lead to cancer. Cancer also have relation with our age, lifestyle, and diet and also can be genetically inherited. It is believed that older people have higher tendency to get cancer than younger people. Our lifestyle and diet also plays a role causing a cancer by our daily life routine. Smoking tobacco and eating unconsciously (still in research) can also increase the possibility to get cancer especially lung cancer that cause by smoking tobacco. There are several cases, cancer were inherited from their parents. Various type of viruses such as HIV, HPV, EBV and many more virus has a high capabilities to increase the chance a patient to get a cancer because these viruses lower their body immunity to disease.
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Colorectal cancers are thought to develop slowly over a period of several years. Before a true cancer develops, there usually are precancerous changes in the lining of the colon or rectum. These changes might be dysplasia or adenomatous polyps. A polyp is a growth of tissue into the center of the colon or rectum. Some types of polyps (hyperplastic polyps and inflammatory polyps) are not precancerous. However, having adenomatous polyps, also known as adenomas, does increase a person’s risk of developing cancer, especially if there are many polyps or they are large.