TY - JOUR
AU - Burch, Jennie
AB - There are three main types of stoma - the colostomy, ileostomy and urostomy. An ideal colostomy is minimally raised above the skin and is different in appearance to an ileostomy and urostomy, both of which look the same with a small spout of about 25 mm in length (Burch, 2008). A colostomy should pass soft-formed faeces and flatus, an ileostomy will pass loose faeces and flatus and finally, the urostomy will pass urine with small amounts of mucus. The stomal outputs are collected in a stoma bag, pouch or appliance. For a colostomy, a closed appliance is used, whereas an ileostomy requires a drainable appliance, and a urostomy requires a drainable appliance with a tap or bung. All stoma appliances come as either a one-piece, which is removed as one unit, or a two-piece, which has the adhesive flange or base plate left in situ for several days while the ‘bag’ is removed and replaced as necessary.There is much written about stomas and the complications that can occur. One of the most common is sore skin, which can be described in a number of ways including erythema, eroded and ulcerated (Lyon and Smith, 2010). Erythema can be seen as 
TI - Stoma care-related skin problems and solutions
JF - British Journal of Nursing
DO - 10.12968/bjon.2011.20.21.1358
DA - 2011-11-23
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/mark-allen-group/stoma-care-related-skin-problems-and-solutions-PS5HFCWnFW
SP - 1358
EP - 1358
VL - 20
IS - 21
DP - DeepDyve
ER -