TABLE 4. Peristomal MASD and Independence When Changing the Pouching System Based on Postoperative Clinic Visita.
| Postoperative Clinic Visits | Total Patient Visits n |
Actual Number | Nonperistomal MASD | Peristomal MASD | Independence in Changing the Pouching System | Dependence in Changing the Pouching System | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient Visits | Actual Number (Last Visit) | Patient Visits | Actual Number (Last Visit) | Patient Visits | Actual Number (Last Visit) | Patient Visits | Actual Number (Last Visit) | ||||
| Week | Day | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||||
| 2 | 7-13 | 3 | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 3 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||||
| 3 | 14-20 | 22 | 15 (68.2) | 7 (31.8) | 13 (59.1) | 9 (40.9) | |||||
| 4 | 21-27 | 25 | 18 (72.0) | 7 (28.0) | 14 (56.0) | 11 (44.0) | |||||
| 5 | 28-34 | 42 | 25 (59.5) | 17 (40.5) | 26 (61.9) | 16 (38.1) | |||||
| 6 | 35-41 | 32 | 20 (62.5) | 12 (37.5) | 19 (59.4) | 13 (40.6) | |||||
| 7 | 42-48 | 27 | 19 (70.4) | 8 (29.6) | 20 (74.1) | 7 (25.9) | |||||
| 8 | 49-55 | 27 | 13 (48.1) | 14 (51.9) | 16 (59.3) | 11 (40.7) | |||||
| Subtotal | 178 | 89 | 112 (62.9) | 57 | 66 (37.1) | 32 | 111 (62.4) | 59 | 67 (37.6) | 30 | |
| 9 | 56-62 | 16 | 9 (56.3) | 7 (43.8) | 9 (56.3) | 7 (43.8) | |||||
| 10 | 63-69 | 27 | 17 (63.0) | 10 (37.0) | 19 (70.4) | 8 (29.6) | |||||
| 11 | 70-76 | 17 | 14 (82.4) | 3 (17.6) | 7 (41.2) | 10 (58.8) | |||||
| 12 | 77-83 | 19 | 12 (63.2) | 7 (36.8) | 13 (68.4) | 6 (31.6) | |||||
| 13 | 84-90 | 19 | 12 (63.2) | 7 (36.8) | 13 (68.4) | 6 (31.6) | |||||
| 14 | 91-97 | 13 | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) | 6 (46.2) | 7 (53.8) | |||||
| ≥14 | ≥98 | 343 | 218 (63.6) | 125 (36.4) | 246 (71.3) | 97 (28.3) | |||||
| Total | 632 | 101 | 71 | 30 | 73 | 28 | |||||
Abbreviation: MASD, moisture-associated skin damage.
aN = 632 clinic visits by 101 postoperative patients between January 2008 and November 2014.