High Yield Surgery: Stomas

"What is a stoma? It is an external opening of a hollow organ They can be natural for example our mouth or artificial for example a surgical opening in our bowel, diverting the faecal stream to the anterior abdominal wall into a plastic stoma bag." We will go through high yield content about stomas including their function and why we use them, how to identify what type of stoma a patient has by comparing ileostomies and colostomies and what some of the complications are. _____________________________ ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/townsendteaching _____________________________ Disclaimer: This video was intended for educational purposes only and not to be considered medical advice. All information was sourced from a combination of reputable sources including BMJ Best Practice, ETG (Australia), UpToDate, and Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. #medicalmnemonics #medicalstudents #nursingstudents #highyield #afflink