Colbryn

Thank you so much. I believe my hospital does Gomco and I have seen the surgical gauze with petroleum jelly. I thought the 4x4s would be softer and I thought wipes were probably not a great idea but I wasn't sure.

I am hoping this does not start a debate, I only want factual information. I am an OB nurse and recently started in a hospital that does couplet care. I have always been L&D before, so I am learning to care for infants now. I did not have my own sons circumcised, so the care is new to me. I have read our policies and procedures, searched online and in textbooks, etc and keep coming up with mixed or dated information. After the circumcision, do you use wipes to clean with a diaper change? Or just drip warm water? Always place vasoline on a gauze pad and over the head? If so, how often is this changed? Is it true that the remaining foreskin has to be pulled back, and if so, for how long? I had a patient tell me that her last son had issues because she did not know to pull it back so that it did not reattach. Is any bleeding amount normal? Are there stitches with some methods, and do these dissolve? Are you supposed to apply TAO to prevent infection? Thank you in advance. I want to make sure I am giving the new moms the right information.