Exploration of critical care nurses' challenges in caring for enterocutaneous fistula as a complication for an open abdomen: A qualitative study
Mpho G. Chipu,
Irene Kearns,
Mantji J. Modula
Abstract:Background and AimsEnterocutaneous fistula is a severe complication of an open abdomen, which poses devastating challenges for critical care nurses. The study aimed to explore and describe the challenges faced by critical care nurses caring for patients with enterocutaneous fistulas in a tertiary public hospital in Gauteng, South Africa.MethodsA qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, and contextual design was conducted to understand the challenges experienced by the critical care nurses caring for patients wit… Show more
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