Colostomy Pouch
Ostomy Pouch · Ostomy Appliance · Stoma Appliance · Colostomy Bag
A soft, odor-proof plastic bag with an adhesive skin barrier (wafer) that has an opening cut to fit around the stomaSTOH-muhAn opening on the surface of the body made by surgery, such as the end of bowel brought out through the belly wall.stoma mouth, openingFull entry . It comes as one piece, or as two pieces where the pouch snaps onto a separate wafer; drainable pouches close with a clamp at the bottom.
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What it’s for
Placed over a new colostomykuh-LOS-tuh-meeA surgical opening that brings part of the colon through the belly wall, so stool leaves the body into a pouch.col/o colon-stomy surgical openingFull entry or ileostomyil-ee-OS-tuh-meeA surgical opening that brings the end of the ileum through the belly wall, so stool leaves the body there.ile/o ileum-stomy surgical openingFull entry at the end of the case to collect stool and protect the skin, as when a Hartmann procedure is done during a sigmoidSIG-moydShaped like the letter S; most often short for the sigmoid colon, the S-shaped last part of the colon before the rectum.Full entry colectomykoh-LEK-tuh-meeSurgery to remove all or part of the colon.col/o colon-ectomy surgical removalFull entry .
Lengths and variants
One-piece or two-piece; closed or drainable; cut-to-fit or precut openings. Neonates and infants may get Vaseline gauze or a small stomaSTOH-muhAn opening on the surface of the body made by surgery, such as the end of bowel brought out through the belly wall.stoma mouth, openingFull entry appliance instead.
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4 sources
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 22, p. 511
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 17 (Gastrointestinal Surgery), p. 232-233
- Open RN. Nursing Skills. 2nd ed. Chapter 21 (Managing Ostomies), p. 1295-1298
- BCcampus. Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient Care, p. 759
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