pressure injury

Empirical Studies

Stool Management Followed by Surgical Debridement and Surgical Closure Combined With Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in the Treatment of Posterior Trunk Pressure Injury: A Retrospective Descriptive Study

04/01/2022

Chao Wang, MD

Jixun Zhang, MD

Zhenzhong Liu, MD

04/01/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Videos

The Importance of Collaborating and Mentoring When Identifying Wounds

11/29/2021

Melania Howell, BSN, BS, RN, CWOCN, DAPWCA, DNPc, Holly Kirkland-Kyhn, PhD, FNP, GNP, CWCN, FAANP

Melania Howell, BSN, BS, RN, CWOCN, D...

In this video, the two primary authors discuss the collaborative, multidisciplinary process behind the "To Be Or Not To Be" project and some of the conditions explored.

In this video, the two primary...

11/29/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

A methodology for assessing pressure distribution properties of advanced wound care dressings at clinically relevant loads

It is widely recognized that one of the key contributing factors to pressure injury occurrence is deformation of skin and underlying tissue as a result of direct sustained pressure, assoc...

08/19/2021

Concept mapping the multi-disciplinary, multi-specialty collaborative publication: Practice dilemmas: Conditions that mimic pressure ulcers/injuries

Abstract: Pressure injuries (PI) cost the American healthcare system 16 billion dollars annually and increase morbidity and mortality. An estimated 2.5 million hospitalized patients devel...

08/19/2021

Effective Heel Pressure Injury Prevention: More Than Just Pillow Talk

Purpose: In the absence of published data, the singular purpose of this project was to assess the effectiveness of pillows used for heel offloading, across a diverse patient and facility ...

08/19/2021

Interview

Martin Burns, CEO, Bruin Biometrics (BBI)

08/10/2020

The Wound Care Learning Network had the opportunity to talk with Martin Burns, CEO of Bruin Biometrics, about his perspectives on the terminology controversy with pressure ulcers/injuries, the updated National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel...

The Wound Care Learning Network...

08/10/2020

Wound Care

Spotlight Interview

Martin Burns, CEO, Discusses Impact of COVID-19

05/04/2020

Listen to "Spotlight Interview: Martin Burns, CEO" on Spreaker.

Listen to "Spotlight Interview:...

05/04/2020

Wound Care

Team Approach to Prevention

Objective: Pressure injury prevention is a challenge. A 220-bed hospital in the central Midwest accomplished over 1,000 calendar days without pressure injury on two hospital units. Goal o...

12/11/2019

Use of a Patient Monitoring System as an Innovative Intervention in a Pressure Injury Prevention Initiative in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Pressure injuries (PI) have a major impact on patients and facilities in the United States with an approximate cost of $11 billion annually. Due to multiple factors, such as immobility an...

12/11/2019

The Role of Polyurethane Foam Multilayer Dressings in Combination with Pressure Redistribution Surfaces in Reducing Peak Pressure to Minimize Pressure Injury

Management of both the duration and magnitude of the mechanical loads applied to the skin and soft tissues has long been seen as the essential element of pressure injury prevention and ma...

11/27/2019