Elise Sørensen Explained

Elise Sørensen (Kalundborg, July 2, 1903 – Ordrup, July 5, 1977)[1] was a Danish nurse and the inventor of the colostomy bag.[2]

In 1954 her sister had an ostomy operation (a procedure that takes the end of the intestine out through the abdomen, allowing waste to exit via a surgically created stoma).[3] After the operation, Sørensen's sister was uncomfortable going outside due to fear that stoma might leak, due to the metal/glass capsules or fabric/rubber bags that people used at the time.[4] [5]

Sørensen then created the world's first disposable ostomy bag attachable through an adhesive ring, very similar to the devices used today.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon - Elise Sørensen. 2003-05-15. www.kvinfo.dk. 2018-07-27.
  2. Book: Fazio . Victor W. . Church . James M. . Wu . James S. . Atlas of Intestinal Stomas . 2012 . Springer Science & Business Media . 9780387788500 . 3 . 28 July 2018 . en.
  3. Web site: Elise Sørensen. gravsted.dk. 2018-07-27.
  4. Web site: Forward together with healthcare professionals everywhere. Coloplast. www.coloplast.co.uk. en-GB. 2018-07-27.
  5. Web site: Quiz: A Nurse Invented That? Inventiveness, Ingenuity, and Innovation in Nurses. Laura A.. Stokowski. June 6, 2014. Medscape. 2018-07-27.
  6. Web site: Sørensen, Elise. Guideservice Denmark.

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