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How to reduce the incidence of leakage in ostomy bags?

For ordinary patients and friends, many people have rarely used ostomy bags before, so it is normal for them to be unfamiliar and unfamiliar when using them, and even stoma leakage is a normal phenomenon. Technicians believe that doing the following three points can reduce the probability of leakage of the ostomy bag.
The first thing is to do more operations and more training. Under the guidance of nurses or doctors for the first time, master the correct knowledge of stoma care, understand the characteristics of various ostomy bags, and carry out repeated training and operations under the guidance of nurses. Until the ostomy bag can be changed proficiently.
Secondly, pay attention to emptying the colostomy bag in time. For patients with thin excrement, it should be emptied in time when 1/3 of the ostomy bag is full; Ostomy bag with carbon sheet.
In addition, the stoma chassis of the ostomy bag has a certain service life, and it should be replaced every three to five days during use, especially when leakage occurs. The body shape of some patients will change to varying degrees during use. If you want to reduce the leakage efficiency of the ostomy bag, you should also pay attention to changing the shape of the ostomy bag at any time following the change of body shape, and choose the stoma product that suits you.