The Ostomy Training Pouch facilitates the practice and familiarization of pouching techniques for health care staff and patients and their families. The trainer allows for training in a number of scenarios with the aim of maintaining healthy skin, developing improved hand-eye coordination and lessening pre-operative anxiety.
With this realistic trainer, patients will be able to practice pouching using four different stomas, in four different locations, as well as being educated on complications, bagging and general care.
Overview
Patients can practice using four different stomas: - Urostomy with stents - Loop stoma (patient must provide the bridge) - End stoma - Flush stoma
Each stoma can have simulated stool or urine output and can be placed in four locations: - Contact dermatitis - Standard healthy skin - Flush placement with folds and mucocutaneous separation - Candidiasis
Realism
Realistic, life-sized model
Each stoma can have simulate urine or still discharge to further enhance the realism
Versatility
Completely reversible and rotatable
Velcro waist straps allow trainer to be used with a simulated patient for added realism
Anatomy
Contact dermatitis
Standard healthy skin
Flush placement with folds and mucocutaneous separation
Candidiasis
Skills Gained
Maintaining health skin
Developing good hand-eye coordination when using a stoma bag
Ability to use four different stoma bags in four different locations
Becoming familiarized with stoma bags, the complications that come with them and general care
ACGME (p.18): Gastrointestinal: performance of utilization of gastrointestinal intubation and endoscopic techniques in the management of the critically-ill patient; and management of stomas, fistulas, and percutaneous catheter devices.
The Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum (p.204-205): Indication for Stoma, Stoma Management, Stoma Physiology, Stoma Creation and Closure, Complications.
