Baik et al listed criteria for rating impairment in a patient with an ostomy. This is one several rating systems developed by the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences.
Parameters:
(1) number of stomas
(2) location of stoma(s)
(3) complications, including continuous drainage through a fistula that is impossible to cure
Number of Stomas |
Location of Stomas |
Complications |
Percent Physical Impairment |
1 |
sigmoid colostomy |
none |
14% |
1 |
ileostomy or transverse colostomy |
none |
15 to 39% |
1 |
sigmoid colostomy |
present |
15 to 39% |
1 |
ileostomy or transverse colostomy |
present |
40 to 49% |
2 or more |
any combination |
absent |
40 to 49% |
2 or more |
any combination |
present in 1 or more |
50 to 75% |
A condition that is correctable may result in temporary (non-permanent) impairment.
Purpose: To determine the level of physical impairment experienced by a patient with one or more intestinal ostomies.
Specialty: Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, Gastroenterology
Objective: severity, prognosis, stage, disability and performance
ICD-10: C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, K50-K52,