What happens to used colostomy pouches outside the acute setting.
This article looks at the disposal of used colostomy pouches once a patient is discharged from the acute setting. An overview of the guidance given by stoma care nurses to colostomy patients prior to discharge is given as part of a combined study by a patient association. There are approximately 100,000 ostomates in the UK, although the exact number is not known (McCahon, 1999). Approximately 50% of these are colostomates. There appears to be very little literature on disposability of used stoma pouches or advice given to the ostomate with a newly formed colostomy.
Wexham Park Hospital, Berkshire.
Jeanette
J
Berry
D003125:Colostomy; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D006801:Humans; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012648:Self Care; D006113:United Kingdom
D017744:Medical Waste Disposal