Design and application of retention enema device

VernacularTitle: 一种保留灌肠器的设计与应用
Author: Xiaowei XIANG ¹ ; Zhimin ZHANG ; Xiang WANG ; Lixia MIAO ; Yuanyuan FU
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1. Department of Intensive Care Unit, Dongfeng Hospital Affiliated to Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442008, Hubei, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Retention enema; Drug therapy; Retention enema device
From: Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2019;31(12):1547-1548
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Drug retention enema is a common therapy for various illnesses. However, it is impossible to keep the drug in the colon for a long time, due to the limitation of the current equipment, and it is unable to achieve the purpose of retention enema. A retention enema device was designed by the department of intensive care unit (ICU) of Dongfeng Hospital Affiliated to Hubei University of Medicine. The retention enema device adds a spindle shaped inflatable air bag on the basis of the traditional enema device, which not only fix on the anus, but also prevent the leakage of enema fluid. It can achieve retention enema, play the enema drug effect fully, and significantly reduce the nursing workload, in addition, the silica gel material of the retention enema device ensures the comfort of the patients, the decompression air bag also avoids the damage of the high pressure of the spindle fixed air bag for the patients, which is worthy of clinical use.