ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA

Course overview

ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA MORTALITY RATES VARY FROM 6 TO 33 PERCENT. ASSOCIATED MORBIDITY AND COMPLICATIONS CAN ALSO BE SIGNIFICANT. ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULAS MOST COMMONLY OCCUR AS A SURGICAL COMPLICATION, BUT CAN ALSO OCCUR DUE TO TRAUMA, MALIGNANCY, INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE, OR ISCHEMIA. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULAS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF AFFECTED PATIENTS.