OVERVIEW

Management of the High Output Stoma is organized by Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN).

Release Date: 2/24/2017
Expiration Date: 2/24/2022

Target Audience:
RN, Nurse Practitioners, Health Care Professionals who work with WOC patients.

Credits
Contact Hours - 1.42
Pharmacology - 0.00

To Receive Credit:
• Complete the activity in its entirety.
• Complete and submit the online course evaluation.
• Print out your certificate and/or save to your computer. It will also be saved to your CEC account.

Program Overview:
Management of the high output stoma is extremely challenging for the clinician, as it is associated with malabsorption, malnutrition, dehydration, reduced quality of life, significant morbidity and mortality, and high health care costs. The etiology can be multifactorial. However, ensuring adequate nutrition and hydration is an integral component of care. Management of these patients is complex and requires an understanding of the physiological alterations that occur in order to understand the treatments employed. Those treatments can include dietary, fluid and pharmacological agents. This presentation will address these physiological alterations along with the roles of nutrition and fluid interventions, and the conventional medications as well as trophic factors enlisted.

Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this educational program, learners will be able to:
• List the clinical consequences of a high output stoma/SBS.
• Discuss rationale for the medications commonly used in the management of highoutput ostomy/SBS.
• Intervene in a stepwise fashion to optimize both hydration and nutritional status.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.