Abstract
Infants who undergo tracheotomy commonly experience postoperative complications such as infection, erosion, and hemorrhage around the stoma. Such skin complications are frequently resistant to treatment, requiring repeated gauze dressing and administration of antibiotic ointment. In order to prevent the occurrence of these complications, we examined the efficacy of spongy sanitary liners instead of conventional Y-cut gauze for dressing of the stoma. Eight patients who developed postoperative skin complication after tracheotomy at younger than 1 year old were dressed with a Y-cut sanitary liner. The efficacy of treatment and ease of handling were assessed using a questionnaire of the nursing staff who cared for the patients.
The questionnaire revealed that the use of Y-cut sanitary liner was effective in keeping the stoma dry, while the handling and appearance of this method were negatively evaluated.
