Complications of from a gastric bypass includes ulcers are holes or breaks in the protective lining of the upper part of the small intestine or the stomach causing pain in discomfort. Ulcers can usually be treated successfully by medications. A stricture is when the new connection between the stomach and small intestine heals, but as it heals, it can forms scar tissue that can make the opening of the connection smaller. This variety of gastric bypass side effects may even progress to the patient not tolerating any solid food or liquids.…
In July 2003, a male patient underwent abdominal surgery for an ulcer. He developed an…
If the ulcer eats a hole into the wall of the stomach, bacteria and partially digested food can spill through the opening into the peritoneum causing severe inflammation of the abdominopelvic cavity and the visceral peritoneum, which covers some other organs. (Jenkins & Tortora pg. 826)…
Which of these surgeries is used to create a permanent opening in the abdomen in order to feed a patient through a feeding tube?…
19. Recently, scientists have discovered that peptic ulcers are usually caused by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori. Doctors all over the world now understand that many peptic ulcers are caused by an infectious disease that can be cured.…
B) The condition known as peritonitis is when an ulcer eats a hole in the wall of the stomach and bacteria from partially digested food spills through the opening into the peritoneum causing inflammation of the abdominal cavity and the stomach wall.…
If the ulcer eats a hole into the wall of the stomach, bacteria and partially digested food can spill through the opening into the peritoneum causing severe inflammation of the abdominopelvic cavity and the visceral peritoneum, which covers some of the organs (Jenkins&Tortora pg.825, 856) Zachary’s stomach contributes to the formation of ulcers in other parts of the G.I. tract by the acids needed to breakdown food are excessive and causes the stomach to over work therefore causing surrounding parts to be over worked as well. If the stomach is always churning food the digestion processes is always on going. Parietal cells and gastric glands are directly related to the formation of ulcers. A major causing factor is chronic inflammation due to Helicobacter pylori that colonizes the mucosa.…
Byrne, O. and Kelly, M. (2010), Living with a Chronic Leg Ulcer Journal of community nursing, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp. 46-54…
One of the most serious obstacles that long- term care facilities face with their residents is the development of pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers, or bed sores, occur when pressure is applied to areas of the body causing skin breakdown. “Most pressure ulcers develop over bony prominences, where friction and shearing force combine with pressure to breakdown skin and underlying tissues (Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, 2010, p. 1).”…
The area of performance improvement indicator selected from the dashboard, was patients with acquired pressure ulcers in quarter one for year 2010. The target for this quarter was set at 0.00. The Performance improvement indicator of patients with acquired pressure ulcers relates to patients that have acquired a pressure ulcer during their hospitalization. The actual percentage with patients who acquired pressure ulcers was 4.35. The national mean average was set at 6.15 percent. I selected the area of patient’s with acquired pressure ulcers because pressure ulcers cause patients to have longer hospital stays; they increase the mortality rates inpatient. Pressure ulcers also drive health care costs up every year. Pressure ulcers that have been acquired during patient hospitalization are considered a never event. In 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. Updated Staging System, 2007. Available at: http://www.npuap.org/pr2.htm. Accessed February 23, 2008.…
In the United States pressure ulcers affect 3 million adults across the health care setting. Pressure ulcers have a major impact on quality of life, health status, and the cost of health care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that they will not pay for additional costs due incurred for hospital-acquired pressure ulcers. They consider pressure ulcers acquired after admission to be preventable and will not reimburse hospitals for pressure ulcer treatment, these are considered secondary diagnoses and not their main reason for admission.1 Patients that are non-ambulatory due to physical or medical reasons are at a high risk for developing pressure ulcers with the highest incidence being in the ICU setting because…
Arndt, & Kelechi found that several factors play into the proper identification and staging of a pressure ulcer (2014). There are many tools that can be used to identify a wound, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (www.npuap.org) has a reference tool that assists clinicians in the staging process. “The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Pressure (NPUAP) Ulcer Staging System and the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Staging System are widely recognized and readily available as comprehensive systems that classify pressure ulcers.” (Arndt & Kelechi, 2014) Proper staging is not only important for patient treatment and outcomes, but it is also a necessity for financial reimbursement to the…
Pressure ulcers can be very distressing and become a real problem for patients and health care facilities. According to Nelson (2003) the inconvenience of a developed pressure ulcer in hospital includes inconvenience to…
de Laat, E.H. et al (2005) Pressure ulcers: diagnostics and interventions aimed at wound-related complaints: a review of the literature. Journal of Clinical Nursing; 14: 4, 464-472.…