Biomaterial Database

The role of the general practitioner in stoma care. 1977

F G Alexander

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007081	Ileostomy	Surgical creation of an external opening into the ILEUM for fecal diversion or drainage. This replacement for the RECTUM is usually created in patients with severe INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES. Loop (continent) or tube (incontinent) procedures are most often employed.	Loop Ileostomy,Tube Ileostomy,Continent Ileostomy,Incontinent Ileostomy,Continent Ileostomies,Ileostomies,Ileostomies, Continent,Ileostomies, Incontinent,Ileostomies, Loop,Ileostomies, Tube,Ileostomy, Continent,Ileostomy, Incontinent,Ileostomy, Loop,Ileostomy, Tube,Incontinent Ileostomies,Loop Ileostomies,Tube Ileostomies
D011182	Postoperative Care	The period of care beginning when the patient is removed from surgery and aimed at meeting the patient's psychological and physical needs directly after surgery. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)	Care, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedures,Procedures, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedure,Procedure, Postoperative
D003125	Colostomy	The surgical construction of an opening between the colon and the surface of the body.	Colostomies
D004651	Employment	The state of being engaged in an activity or service for wages or salary.	Employment Termination,Employment Status,Labor Force,Occupational Status,Status, Occupational,Underemployment,Labor Forces,Status, Employment,Termination, Employment
D005194	Family Practice	A medical specialty concerned with the provision of continuing, comprehensive primary health care for the entire family.	Family Practices,Practice, Family,Practices, Family
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000359	Aftercare	The care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially that of a patient after surgery.	After Care,After-Treatment,Follow-Up Care,Postabortal Programs,Postabortion,After Treatment,After-Treatments,Care, Follow-Up,Cares, Follow-Up,Follow Up Care,Follow-Up Cares,Postabortal Program,Program, Postabortal,Programs, Postabortal
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D012934	Social Isolation	The separation of individuals or groups resulting in the lack of or minimizing of social contact and/or communication. This separation may be accomplished by physical separation, by social barriers and by psychological mechanisms. In the latter, there may be interaction but no real communication.	Isolation, Social,Social Exclusion,Exclusion, Social,Social Exclusions