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Discuss priorities when caring for a patient having the various types of surgery (proctocolectomy, total colectomy)...

Discuss priorities when caring for a patient having the various types of surgery (proctocolectomy, total colectomy) for ulcerative colitis. Discuss the management of a patient postoperatively who has had a bowel resection and descending colostomy.

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