Handout 2603.indd

3. Faecal
Enzymes
1. Irritants
FAECAL ENZYMES in stoma output are one of the 3 major contributing factors
to skin excoriation.
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CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL IRRITANTS are one of the 3 major contributing
factors to skin excoriation.
All Seals create an occlusive dressing or complete physical barrier to stop
irritants coming into contact with the skin.
BUT HOW DOES COHESIVE® WORK BETTER?
The minimal ingredients of Cohesive® make it even more skin friendly than
other seals - patients are less likely to have an allergy to the ingredients as
there are less of them!
2. Wetness
MOISTURE is one of the 3 major contributing factors
to skin excoriation.
Although many believe maintaining skin pH to
be a hugely important factor in preserving skin integrity, an extensive study
of 1601 patients showed that skin wetness caused more significant dermatitis
than a variation in skin pH (Berg, R.W et al).
All Seals will absorb moisture and form a gel.
BUT HOW DOES COHESIVE® WORK BETTER?
Eakin Cohesive® Seals have been SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN to be the MOST
moisture absorbing stoma seals available*.
Seals form a gel which binds faecal enzymes preventing them from acting
on healthy skin.
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Comparison of ELASTASE concentration
Cohesive® is SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN
to combat the 3 root causes of skin
excoriation BETTER than any other seal
and here is the proof…
Summary
Absorption g/g
Eakin Cohesive®
Salts Secuplast
Coloplast Brava
Hollister Adapt
Dansac GX-tra
More durable seals do not absorb as much moisture and therefore do not
adequately protect the skin against maceration and excoriation.
BUT HOW DOES COHESIVE® WORK BETTER?
Eakin Cohesive® Seals have been SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN to consistently be
the MOST effective seal at binding these enzymes and immobilising them*,
hence making them less dangerous to the skin.
Irritants
Wetness
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Comparison of LIPASE concentration
Faecal Enzymes
Elastase
Lipase
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* “Effect of a long life ostomy seal on faecal enzyme activity” by Dr Grace
McGroggan, TG Eakin Ltd and Dr Lorraine Martin, Queens University, Belfast.