A stoma is an unnatural, surgically created opening connecting a body cavity with the outside world. A stoma is created e.g. as an exit opening for feces or urine in the event that they cannot leave the body naturally. In the case of a tracheostomy, the stoma is intended to facilitate breathing if that is no longer possible via the oral, nasal and throat cavity.
Purpose
Information on present stomas is recorded to inform other health professionals. This information is of importance in determining the care required for the patient. In a transfer situation, the information offers the option to realize continuity of care by organizing specific expertise and materials in advance, for example.
Information Model
Type
Id
Concept
Card.
Definition
DefinitionCode
Reference
NL-CM:5.2.1
Stoma
Root concept of the Stoma information model. This root concept contains all data elements of the Stoma information model.
NL-CM:5.2.2
StomaType
1
Stoma type indicates which body cavity the stoma is in and the kind of stoma used.
Stoma material describes the medical aids used, such as a skin plate (the adhesive part around the stoma), the stoma pouch (to catch the stoma output) and other stoma aids for caring for the stoma. For tracheostomies, it also describes aids such as voice prostheses and stoma filters.
Catheters inserted through the stoma such as tracheal cannulas are not described in this concept. These aids must be modeled in a higher information model describing the catheter and referring to the stoma.
Technical specifications in HL7v3 CDA and HL7 FHIR
To exchange information based on health and care information models, additional, more technical specifications are required.
Not every environment can handle the same technical specifications. For this reason, there are several types of technical specifications:
HL7® version 3 CDA compatible specifications, available through the Nictiz ART-DECOR® environment
HL7® FHIR® compatible specifications, available through the Nictiz environment on the Simplifier FHIR