Posted on Feb 25, 2021 by Christine Kijek, RN, BSN, WON
Having an ostomy can save one’s life or improve your quality of life. Ostomies can be temporary or permanent, emergent or planned. Health conditions that require ostomy placement vary as well as the type of ostomy created and where the ostomy is placed. Let’s explore the details.
Posted on Mar 03, 2022 by Christine Kijek, RN, BSN, WON
Urostomies are created for those who need to have their bladder removed, most often because of cancer but injuries can be the cause as well. Others may need a urostomy because the bladder does not function. There are occasions when babies are born with a non-functioning urinary bladder so a urostomy is created immediately and needed for a lifetime.
