Enteric Fistula Care: Looking Beneath the Surface to Be Successful

Friday, May 14, 2021

4:50 PM – 5:50 PM CT

CE: 1

Moderator(s)

Mary Anne R. Obst, BSN, RN, CCRN, CWON

Complex Abdomen Specialist
Regions Hospital
Regions Hospital
St. Paul, MN

Speaker(s)

Kristen Lindvall, MPAS, PA-C

General Surgery Physician Assistant
HealthPartners
Augsburg University Physician Assistant Studies Program
Minneapolis, MN
James G. Schlaefer, MD

General Surgeon
Regions Hospital, St Paul, Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

This session will provide the anatomical, surgical, and effluent management knowledge required to care for enteric fistula and complex ostomy patients. Understanding the anatomy and structures around a fistula or ostomy through imaging and other techniques is necessary for the fistula team to develop long-term medical and surgical repair plans. With this deeper understanding the wound care provider can develop appropriate effluent containment and wound healing strategies for the patient. This session will cover basic to advanced care of enteric fistulas, discuss why interpretation of imaging studies is important to the wound provider, and review anatomy of a fistula and surgical techniques that may be used.