I have a colostomy, about 1" opening, and for 8 years I had no problem with my pouches. Then for 3 or 4 months I can't seem to have a bag on for more than a day, and there is leakage. What is deep convexity and should I have different kind of pouches that have a deep convexity? Would that help? Thank you.
Pearls for Practice: Skin Tears: Keeping It Together
- 3/4/2011
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The standard PolyMem dressing contains the same healing benefits as the silver dressing without the small-particle elemental silver. Daily dressing changes and manual cleansing continued for 2 weeks because of bleeding and slough. Once the wound bed was clean and bleeding abated, dressing changes gradually decreased to every 5 days. No manual cleansing was required; PolyMem dressings contain a built-in wound cleaner that continually cleanses the wound bed.
References
1. Ricciardo L. Complete Pain Relief Using Polymeric Membrane Dressings to Treat a Category III Skin Tear to Complete Closure. Poster Presentation at the WOCN Society’s 39th Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah. June 10–13, 2007.
2. Burd AB, Kwok CH, Hung SC, et al. A comparative study of the cytotoxicity of silver-based dressings in monolayer cell, tissue explant, and animal models. Wound Repair Reg. 2007;15(1):94–104.
Pearls for Practice is made possible through the support of Ferris Mfg. Corp, Burr Ridge, IL (www.polymem.com). The opinions and statements of the clinicians providing Pearls for Practice are specific to the respective authors and are not necessarily those of Ferris Mfg. Corp., OWM, or HMP Communications. This article was not subject to the Ostomy Wound Management peer-review process.
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