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Urostomy Appliances and Stoma Care Routines
Author(s) -
Nordström Gun M.,
Borglund Erik,
Nyman Claes R.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of caring sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1471-6712
pISSN - 0283-9318
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-6712.1990.tb00005.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ileostomy , stoma (medicine) , skin care , dermatology , surgery , general surgery , nursing
. The aim of the study was to describe types of appliances and stoma care routines and evaluate their relation to peristomal skin complications. Sixty‐six patients with a cutaneous uretero‐ileostomy were interviewed and the peristomal skin was assessed according to Classification of Peristomal Skin (CPS). The results show a conservatism regarding the types of appliance and the stoma care routines. More than half of the patients used the same product at follow‐up as they were initially fitted with three to 14 years earlier. The routines adopted by the patients were often inadequate, resulting in skin complications. Continuous exposure of the skin to urine by creation of a too wide opening in the face‐plate and infrequent changing of the appliance resulted in development of pseudoverrucose skin lesions.