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Implementation of an Ileostomy Pathway Decreases Readmissions Due to Dehydration

Introduction: Approximately 40,000 new ileostomies, procedures that allow bodily waste to pass through a surgically created stoma on the abdomen, are performed yearly.1 Postoperatively, t...

05/26/2022

Effect of distance from burn wound center on follow-up compliance and autograft take success versus standard of care in partial thickness burns presenting from primary emergency departments.

OBJECTIVE: To identify patient variables that may affect post-operative versus standard of care follow-up compliance. INTRODUCTION: Demographic and social factors affect patient follow-u...

05/26/2022

Implementation of an Interprofessional Wound Care Collaboration Model in a Rural Health Organization

Background: There is an increasing need for specialty wound care in rural areas. Interprofessional collaboration can maximize the available resources and improve patient outcomes includin...

05/26/2022

Optimizing the wound bed for application of a skin graft with a novel adaptive self-assembling peptide barrier scaffold and peptide technology

Introduction: Patients with open wounds often require a skin graft for closure. These patients are sometimes not candidates for immediate skin grafting. The wound bed requires optimizatio...

05/26/2022

Implementing Patient Turning & Repositioning Device and Protocol to Increase Q2 Turn Effectiveness and Compliance

Implementing Patient Turning & Repositioning Device and Protocol to Increase Q2 Turn Effectiveness and Compliance Introduction: Due to recent increases in HAPIs and after identifying...

05/26/2022

Skin Tear Healing Using Polymeric Membrane Dressings*

Clinical Problem: A 70-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease, restless leg syndrome, and Neuropathy fell several times, causing three different superficial skin tears. One on left forearm...

05/26/2022

Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Reduce Medical-Device Related Pressure Injuries in Covid-19 Patients

Introduction; In July 2021, there was an increase in medical device-related pressure injuries (MDR PI) from respiratory equipment in patients with Covid-19. The purpose is to reduce the ...

05/26/2022

Successful Management of 2nd Degree Scald Burns to Bi-Lateral Lower Legs in a 92-Year-Old Female,Expedited Healing and Avoidance of Hospitalization

Introduction: A 92-year-old female suffered blistering, painful, 2nd-degree (15% BSA) scald burns to both legs fromboiling water. The pain was 10 (0-10 scale). The patient presented to he...

05/26/2022

Treatment Barriers Eliminated: Innovative Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System Increases Staff Confidence and Reduces Wound Volume

Introduction: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has become the go-to standard of care for complex wounds. Fournier’s gangrene (FG) affects 1.6 out of 100,000 people1. Treatment of FG...

05/26/2022

Utilization of an Acellular Fish Skin Graft for Promotion of Wound Healing in Diabetic Foot Ulcerations: A Case Study

Introduction: The benefits of utilizing xenografts for the management of chronic wounds has been studied in recent years as a developing alternative to allografts and autografts. This ret...

05/26/2022

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