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Objective To explore the efficacy of self-designed waist pillow combined with plastic toilet in bedridden patients in emergency department.Methods From August 2013 to February 2014,90 bedridden patients in emergency department were divided into the observation group 1,the observation group 2 and the control group by random digits table with 30 cases in each group.Patients in the observation group 1 lied in the suprine position,and elevating head of bed 15 to 30 degrees,with pillow under the waist,and plastic toilet under the buttocks.Patients in the observation group 2 used the same method as that of the observation group 1,except that they did not use waist pillow.The control group lied in the suprine position,only used plastic toilet.The defecation and other related items were compared between the three groups.Results The observation group 1 was better than those of the observation group 2 and the control group in preventing pressure ulcers,urine leakage and backflow,comfort degree,worrying degree,defecation difficulty degree.Conclusions Application of waist pillow and plastic toilet in bedridden patients in emergency department could reduce the skin damage,and let patients defecate smoothly,which was in accordance with the connotation of comfort nursing.
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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.