Is an Ostomy a Wound?
An Ostomy Is a Surgical Procedure and Needs to Be Understood and Treated as Such, and Wounds Need to Be Seen as What They Are, No Matter the Cause or Location...
An ostomy is a surgical procedure and needs to be understood and treated as such, and wounds need to be seen as what they are, no matter the cause or location on the body. An ostomy is not a wound and should not be referred to as a wound in the medical field.
Is an ostomy considered a surgical wound on Oasis?
All ostomies (including those with drains) are excluded as surgical wounds.
What is ostomy wound Care?
If your intestine has had a disease or an injury, it may need time to rest and heal, or it may need to be removed. If this happens, you may be given an ostomy. An ostomy allows waste to safely leave your body without passing all the way through your intestines. To create an ostomy, part or all of your colon is removed.