Aim: To explore and improve nursing care for infants after enterostomy.
Methods: A total of 483 infants who underwent enterostomy from January 2014 to January 2019 were enrolled in this study.
Results: During hospitalization and follow-up, there were 30 infants with peripheral skin complications, including 15 cases of allergic dermatitis, 13 cases of faecal dermatitis and two cases of avulsion injury.
Conclusion: Without proper and effective nursing care, the peripheral skin complications of enterostomy-related can easily develop. Therefore, careful postoperative care and effective family follow-up and guidance are essential after discharge, and using WeChat to follow-up can provide timely and effective follow-up and guidance to patients.
Implications for nursing management: This study summarizes the experience of nursing care for infants over a 5-year period. Nurses must provide sound care for infants after enterostomy, timely and effectively address complications, guide nursing care performed by family members and strengthen follow-up through the WeChat online support group to reduce the occurrence of complications.
Keywords: enterostomy; infants; nursing technique.
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