The skin should be blotted dry using tissues or a soft cloth kept particularly for that purpose. There is often a temptation to use skin preparations in the routine care of peristomal skin (Matado, ...

The skin should be blotted dry using tissues or a soft cloth kept particularly for that purpose. There is often a temptation to use skin preparations in the routine care of peristomal skin (Matado, ...

an ostomy skin barrier infused with ceramide, has a positive impact on stoma-related cost of care and peristomal skin health. The results were published in the January/February issue of the ...

An estimated 800,000 Americans live with an ostomy, with up to 80 percent experiencing high rates of peristomal ... and increase health care costs. The ceramide-infused skin barriers used in ...

In addition, a few studies found that many patients did not even realize they were living with a peristomal skin condition. Of 202 patients who were given questionnaires and clinical examinations ...

Peristomal dermatologic conditions ... and those who reported skin problems were sent to the hospital's regular stoma care and dermatology clinic for further examination. This clinic was staffed ...

ConvaTec, a developer and supplier of medical technologies for community and hospital care announced that use of ConvaTec Moldable Technology Skin Barriers help maintain skin integrity and improve ...

“We know that peristomal skin complications affect the majority of people living with stoma and present a significant burden in terms of quality of life, as well as higher overall health care ...

Some other ideas: • Dust peristomal skin with skin barrier powder prior to application of the appliance wafer. • Apply alcohol-free liquid skin barrier. When applied, the solution forms a thin ...