Nursing care of colostomy

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Generally speaking, when patients with colon cancer, surgery is often used for treatment. And according to the clinical symptoms of patients will choose different surgical methods. Sometimes the patient's anus may not be preserved, resulting in enterostomy. Enterostomy is an alternative treatment to replace the anus of patients. Patients must pay attention to the effective nursing of enterostomy. It can effectively prolong the time of enterostomy and prevent local infection. At the same time, the patient must pay attention to accept in mind. Let's take a look at the following.

Nursing care of colostomy

First: Generally speaking, when patients after surgery must pay attention to often observe the skin condition of enterostomy. Pay attention to observe the blood condition of the skin around the enterostomy, and see if there is any bleeding. In addition, there is no skin necrosis.. Generally speaking, when the patient has an enterostomy, we must pay attention to the protection of the surrounding skin.

Second: patients can use some protective film in the abdomen to prevent the things in the stoma from invading the surrounding skin. In addition, patients can also use some ointment to smear the skin to prevent the occurrence of long-term erosion or ulcer. Patients also need to wash their skin with warm water every day.

Third: in addition, enterostomy belongs to artificial anus, generally speaking, patients with artificial stoma can not be used for a long time. Because it's prone to infection. Patients should also pay attention to a reasonable diet, do not eat some stimulating food. And don't limit your diet.

matters needing attention

Many patients with colon cancer surgery will do an enterostomy after surgery to replace the function of the anus. Many patients will find it difficult to accept psychologically after the enterostomy, but the patients must pay attention to nursing the skin.