June 1, 2017Open Access

Clinical and Economic Burden of Peristomal Skin Complications in Patients With Recent Ostomies

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Approximately one-third of ostomy patients over a 5-year study period had evidence of PSCs within 90 days of surgery. Costs of care were substantially higher for patients with these complications.

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Taneja et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc9f9989c4deb67d3593c9 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1097/won.0000000000000339

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