Efficacy of Double-Pocket Fecal Catheter System Combined With Camellia Oil Application in the Prevention and Treatment of Irritant Contact Dermatitis Due to Incontinence Among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit.

OBJECTIVE

To explore the efficacy of a double-pocket fecal catheter system combined with camellia oil application in the prevention and treatment of irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) due to incontinence among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).

METHODS

A total of 248 patients admitted to the integrated ICU of the authors' hospital between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023, were selected. Among them, 204 high-risk patients with ICD due to incontinence were identified using the perineal assessment tool. The high-risk patients were divided into research group 1 (camellia oil application), research group 2 (double-pocket fecal catheter system combined with zinc oxide ointment application), research group 3 (double-pocket fecal catheter system combined with camellia oil application), and the control group (zinc oxide ointment application). The incidence, time of onset, severity, daily treatment cost, nursing efficiency, and healing time of ICD due to incontinence were compared among different groups.

RESULTS

Different treatment methods had varying effects on the incidence (χ 2 =14.211, P <.001), time of onset ( F =5.521, P =.013), severity ( P =.023), daily treatment cost ( F =9.607, P <.001), nursing efficiency ( P =.037), and healing time of ICD due to incontinence ( F =3.907, P =.028). The performance of research group 3 in terms of ICD due to incontinence onset and healing times was superior to that of the other groups, with statistically significant differences ( P <.001).

CONCLUSIONS

Camellia oil combined with a double-pocket fecal catheter system exhibits high efficacy in the prevention and treatment of ICD due to incontinence among patients in the ICU.