Introduction
LEAKAGE, SKIN, COMPLICATION, SKIN CONDITION, LEAKAGE, COMPLICATIONS
A compromised skin barrier in the peristomal area can be detrimental to people living with an ostomy. Findings from a recent systematic literature review demonstrated that peristomal skin complications (PSCs) are the most frequent post-operative complication associated with creation of an ostomy (Leakage (ostomy output under the adhesive part of the appliance) is a major contributor to development of PSCs. The occurrence of leakage has been shown to significantly correlate with the incidence of PSCs (The Ostomy Skin Tool (OST) is a clinical reported outcome tool designed to assess the condition of peristomal skin in a standardized manner and is considered state-of-the-art approach for this purpose (The DET score has been widely used across various clinical studies for evaluation of peristomal skin conditions (Given the limitations of the DET score in the OST, the aim of the current study was to validate a new score for a patient-reported version of the OST. The new tool, referred to as OST 2.0 (