Research in clinical application of a special stool collector for paraplegic patients

VernacularTitle:截瘫患者专用排便器具临床应用研究
Author: Mingqin DONG ; Junfeng XU ; Yuanjie HU ; Qing WANG ; Qiuju GAO ; Xiaoxia LI ; Jing CHEN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Paraplegic constipation; Defecate; Stool collector
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2010;26(25):14-16
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To develop a special stool collector for paraplegic patients with constipation,and to observe the clinical effects. Methods 52 paraplegic patients with constipation were divided into group A(30 cases) and group B(22 cases ).Group A used type one stool collector and goup B chose type two stool collector. The time of dealing with defecation, exposure time, pollution area, the usage of urinal pad, toilet paper, clean water before and after the special toilets were observed between the two groups. Results Each indicator significantly changed after using two types of stool collectors in the two groups of patients and above were significantly decreased. Conclusions The special stool collector for the paraplegic patients with constipation can effectively avoid the soakage of the anal and buttocks skin, reduce the environment pollution of the odor, reduce labor intensity and lower care costs.