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Leaking is a common problem that affects people with colostomy bags. Your bag may leak for many reasons, such as wearing away of your skin around your stomach or allowing your bag to become too full.
The cause of skin soreness in patients with a stoma must always be identified if long-term problems are to be avoided. Any soreness should be referred to a stoma care nurse for assessment. The stoma ...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollister Incorporated, a global medical device manufacturer, today announced that its ADVOCATE ...
Because a flush stoma is flat and even with the skin level, effluent (stool and urine) can become caught under the wafer, causing persistent leakage, erosion of the skin barrier, shortened wear ...
The two month observational, prospective study titled OSMOSE studied the progression of peristomal skin conditions in stoma patients using ConvaTec Moldable Technology Skin Barriers in 100 active ...
The researchers found that over a 12-week period there was a significant reduction in stoma-related cost of care with use of the ceramide-infused barrier, resulting in a 14% relative decrease in cost.